共きょう焦しょう点てん走そう査さ型がた顕けん微び鏡きょう

Meanings

confocal scanning microscope

Technical term in optics and microscopy. Refers to a microscope that uses a spatial pinhole to eliminate out-of-focus light, enabling high-resolution 3D imaging.

共きょう焦しょう点てん走そう査さ型がた顕けん微び鏡きょうを用もちいて細さい胞ぼうの三さん次じ元げん構こう造ぞうを観かん察さつした。
We observed the three-dimensional structure of the cell using a confocal scanning microscope.

Kanji

共together, both, neither
焦char, hurry, impatient
点spot, point, mark
走run
査investigate
型mould, type, model
顕appear, existing
微delicate, minuteness, insignificance
鏡mirror, speculum, barrel-head

Related words

共きょう焦しょう点てん顕けん微び鏡きょう
Shorter synonym for confocal microscope; 共焦点走査型顕微鏡 explicitly includes the scanning mechanism.
走そう査さ型がた電でん子し顕けん微び鏡きょう
Scanning electron microscope (SEM), which uses electrons instead of light and provides different imaging capabilities.

Built from

共きょう焦しょう点てん+走そう査さ+型かた+顕けん微び鏡きょう

Etymology

Compound of 共焦点 (confocal), 走査型 (scanning type), and 顕微鏡 (microscope). A direct translation of the English term 'confocal scanning microscope'.