Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail

Re:Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail by dredmorbius on Monday May 13, 2024 @12:33AM (#40339813)

NB: tome in Microtome has the same root as the T in CAT scan: computer aided tomography. Which is to say, slimly-sliced cabbage^W X-ray scans.

It's also the tome as in book, more properly one volume of a multi-volume (or multi-part) set, though it now generally simply means any large book.

<https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=tome>

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Re:Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail by themoonisachees on Monday May 13, 2024 @05:00AM (#40341129)

Incredible, love learning language facts like this.

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Re:Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail by dredmorbius on Monday May 13, 2024 @05:41AM (#40341341)

Etymology is disturbingly addictive.

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Re:Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail by habi on Monday May 13, 2024 @10:28AM (#40343782)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomography: `The word tomography is derived from Ancient Greek τόμος tomos, "slice, section" and γράφω graphō, "to write" or, in this context as well, "to describe."`

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