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Techniques involving substantial magnification of organisms or materials for the sake of more detailed, direct visualization.
The following is a list of terms and concepts relevant to microscopy, especially of microorganisms:
Acid-fast stain, Acidic dye, Basic dye, Brightfield illumination, Contrast, Coarse focus, Compound microscope, Condenser, Counterstain, Darkfield lightfield, Decolorizing agent, Differential stain, Direct microscopic count, Electron microscopy, Field of view, Fine focus, Fixing a smear, Fluorescence microscopy, Gram negative, Gram positive, Gram stain, Illuminator, Iris diaphragm, Light source, Light microscopy, Magnification, Mechanical stage, Micrometer, Microscopy, Mordant, Nanometer, Negative stain, Objective lens, Ocular lens, Parfocal, Phase contrast microscopy, Primary stain, Refractive index, Resolution, Scanning electron microscopy, Simple stain, Smear, Stage, Staining, Total magnification, Transmission electron microscopy