Confocal microscopy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001478",
  "term": "Confocal microscopy",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A light microscopic technique in which only a small spot is illuminated and observed at a time. An image is constructed through point-by-point scanning of the field in this manner. Light sources may be conventional or laser, and fluorescence or transmitted observations are possible.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "microscopy",
    "spinning disk confocal microscopy",
    "reflectance confocal microscopy",
    "confocal laser scanning microscopy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2015",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "microscopia confocal"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/confocal-microscopy/"
}