tissue embedding

Preferred Label : tissue embedding;

MeSH definition : The technique of placing cells or tissue in a supporting medium so that thin sections can be cut using a microtome. The medium can be paraffin wax (PARAFFIN EMBEDDING) or plastics (PLASTIC EMBEDDING) such as epoxy resins.;

MeSH synonym : embedding, tissue;

MeSH annotation : embedding of cells or tissue in a supporting medium;

Details

Origin ID

D016610;

UMLS CUI

C0085184;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
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- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Indexing information
- sodium ethoxide [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- tissue embedding [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Laboratory Procedure [UMLS semantic type]

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