† microtomicaladj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: microtome n., -ical suffix.
Etymology: < microtome n. + -ical suffix.
Biology and
Medicine.
Obsolete.
rare.
1887 21 1130 The development of microtomical technique has made it a comparatively easy matter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).