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... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Histological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Tissue Preservation > Tissue Embedding > Paraffin Embedding
... > Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Histological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Tissue Preservation > Tissue Embedding > Paraffin Embedding
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Tissue Preservation > Tissue Embedding > Paraffin Embedding
... > Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Tissue Preservation > Tissue Embedding > Paraffin Embedding
Investigative Techniques > Preservation, Biological > Tissue Preservation > Tissue Embedding > Paraffin Embedding
Therapeutics > Preservation, Biological > Tissue Preservation > Tissue Embedding > Paraffin Embedding

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Paraffin Embedding  

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Definition

  • The infiltrating of tissue specimens with paraffin, as a supporting substance, to prepare for sectioning with a microtome.

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