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section (pathology) - The Arts, Biology and Medicine, Mathematics

A thin slice of material mounted for inspection under a microscope. The technique is chiefly used in biology and medical pathology.

Section most commonly refers to:

A part of something (especially a document) A cross section (disambiguation) of some kind


Section may also refer to:

The Arts

A section (music) of musical form A section of a musical ensemble, usually of like instruments, such as the string section in an orchestra Section 31 in the fictional Star Trek universe

Biology and Medicine

A cross section (geometry) A section (botany), a taxanomic rank below genus A Caesarean section, a method of child birth Sectioning, involuntary detention for mental treatment in the United Kingdom

Mathematics

A cross section (geometry) A conic section, a type of geometric curve A section of a fiber bundle A section of a sheaf In homological algebra, a map s: N ->

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