Abbe-Zeiss apparatus


Abbé,

Ernst Karl, German physicist, 1840-1905. Abbé condenser - a system of two or three wide-angle, achromatic, convex, and planoconvex lenses.Abbé-Zeiss apparatus - instrument for counting red blood cells in blood sample. Synonym(s): Thoma-Zeiss apparatus

Thoma,

Richard, German histologist, 1847-1923. Thoma ampulla - a dilation of the arterial capillary beyond the sheathed artery of the spleen.Thoma fixative - nitric acid in 95% alcohol, used for decalcifying bone in the preparation of histologic specimens.Thoma law - the development of blood vessels is governed by dynamic forces acting on their walls.Thoma-Zeiss apparatus - Synonym(s): Abbé-Zeiss apparatus

Zeiss,

Carl, German optician, 1816-1888. Abbé-Zeiss apparatus - see under Abbé, Ernst KarlThoma-Zeiss apparatus - Synonym(s): Abbé-Zeiss apparatus