photomicrograph
noun
pho·to·mi·cro·graph
ˌfō-tə-ˈmī-krə-ˌgraf 
: a photograph of a microscope image
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Delicate hooks on the agrimony seed in this photomicrograph snare the fur of passing animals (or your socks) to move to greener pastures.
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Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
This photomicrograph reveals the disposition of axons that regulate the contraction of certain muscles.
—Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2010
This photomicrograph depicts a close view of the posterior end of a Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaria, a leading cause for human lymphatic filariasis.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2022
This photomicrograph depicts leukemia cells that contain Epstein Barr virus using an FA staining technique, 1972.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2022
This image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a photomicrograph of Neisseria meningitidis.
—Washington Post, 8 May 2017
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Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
This photomicrograph reveals the disposition of axons that regulate the contraction of certain muscles.
—Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2010
This photomicrograph depicts a close view of the posterior end of a Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaria, a leading cause for human lymphatic filariasis.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2022
This photomicrograph depicts leukemia cells that contain Epstein Barr virus using an FA staining technique, 1972.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2022
This image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a photomicrograph of Neisseria meningitidis.
—Washington Post, 8 May 2017
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photomicrograph
noun
pho·to·mi·cro·graph
ˌfōt-ə-ˈmī-krə-ˌgraf
: a photograph of a microscope image
Medical Definition
photomicrograph
noun
pho·to·mi·cro·graph
ˌfōt-ə-ˈmī-krə-ˌgraf
: a photograph of a microscope image
called also microphotograph
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