HISTOPATH Lab Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. acidic part of cell
  2. 4. substance that hastens seed of staining reaction
  3. 5. uses aqueous or alcoholic dye solutions to produce a color
  4. 10. invented by adams
  5. 12. most mature cell
  6. 13. increase is due to number of cells comprising organs
  7. 18. used for plant and animal microtechniques
  8. 19. it is a red acid dye
  9. 21. selective removal of excess dye
  10. 26. used to demonstrate living cells
  11. 27. obtain from lichens
  12. 28. process of applying dyes on the section
  13. 31. failure of an organ to reach its normal mature adult size
  14. 33. a water soluble wax for enzyme histochemistry
  15. 38. most common type of microtome
  16. 39. water soluble just like carbowax
  17. 40. process of tumor formation
  18. 42. similar to paraplast
  19. 43. new growth commonly known as tumor
  20. 46. failure of an organ to form an opening
  21. 47. tissue elements are stained in a definite sequence
  22. 48. it refers on redness
  23. 50. can dehydrate and clear tissues at the same time
  24. 52. type of microtome knife that is 120mm long; both sides are concave
  25. 53. for clearing eye specimens
  26. 55. cutting off excess paraffin wax
  27. 57. vegetable dye extracted from lichens
  28. 59. can be carried out by autotechnicon
  29. 60. suited for urgent biopsies
  30. 61. it involves the removal of gross nicks on the knife edge
Down
  1. 1. weak and slow decalcifying agent
  2. 3. carried out using oven to keep the wax melted
  3. 6. dye is injected to any part of the body
  4. 7. a purified form of nitrocellulose
  5. 8. act both as dehydrating and clearing agent
  6. 9. out removal of ribbons from the float out bath
  7. 11. celloidin for infiltrating eye specimens
  8. 14. wax most commonly used infiltrating agent
  9. 15. it is not suited for nervous tissues and lymph nodes
  10. 16. not a pure paraffin wax
  11. 17. it dissolves paraffin
  12. 20. polishing and sharpening the cutting edge
  13. 22. study of tumors or neoplasm
  14. 23. considered as a reversible process
  15. 24. invented by Trefall; most simple
  16. 25. it is less dangerous type of sliding microtome
  17. 29. used to immobilize coverslip
  18. 30. gives more polishing effect than the Belgium Yellow
  19. 32. incomplete or defective development of a tissue or organ
  20. 34. complete non appearance of organ
  21. 35. decomposes upon exposure to sunlight
  22. 36. can fix and dehydrate tissues at the same time
  23. 37. for routine dehydration; fast acting and non-toxic
  24. 40. derived from plants and animals
  25. 41. most commonly used acid
  26. 44. substance that serves as link or bridge
  27. 45. active coloring agent
  28. 49. it is invented by Queckette
  29. 51. this is substitute for Xylene and Benzene
  30. 54. refers to acquired decrease in tissue size
  31. 56. process of applying a mounting medium
  32. 58. boat shaped cells with a tendency to fold or curl on edges