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- 2. Process of placing the tissue in a precise position
- 7. Refractive Index 1.544
- 9. staining used to demonstrate living cells
- 12. vigorously agitates both specimen and fluid
- 15. defective development of a tissue or organ
- 16. absence of ear canal
- 19. also known as de-alcoholization
- 20. is synthetic wax substitute similar to Paraplast
- 23. obtained from a citrus fruit
- 24. substitute for xylene and benzene
- 25. For permanent safekeeping and to facilitate easy handling and storage
- 29. To promote attachment, to prevent detachment of ribbons from slide
- 30. a polymerized form of formaldehyde
- 34. process of polishing and sharpening the cutting edge
- 35. a good substitute for propylene oxide.
- 38. Due to the increase dilation of blood vessels resulting to the increase of rate blood flow
- 40. used to cut tissues into thin slices
- 43. a moderate-acting decalcifying agent
- 46. Pre-neoplastic Lesion or Atypical Metaplasia
- 48. Carried out by adding Calcium carbonate
- 49. Not commonly used because it is toxic
- 51. involves the removal of gross nicks on the knife edge
- 53. suited for urgent biopsies
- 54. study of normal tissues
- 55. Area of Science that deals with the study of abnormal tissues.
- 57. for clearing eyes specimen
- 58. will render the tissue brittle and hard, shrinkage & swelling
- 59. Specimen coming from a living source
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- 1. toxic to the liver
- 3. Increases the staining power of the dye
- 4. recommended for cutting paraffin - embedded sections
- 5. Can fix and dehydrate tissues at the same time
- 6. a water soluble wax For enzyme histochemistry
- 8. Process of applying dyes on the section
- 10. Defined as the killing, penetration and hardening of tissues
- 11. developed at National Cancer Institute in December 1988
- 13. study of disease
- 14. staining that uses only one dye
- 17. programmed cell death
- 18. ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER aka
- 21. refractive index of 1.46
- 22. Type of autopsy carried out on infants or children
- 26. have the advantage in that they may be cut off if the paper does not peel away easily
- 27. refractive index of 1.52
- 28. Has a very low refractive index and evaporates easily
- 31. an excellent dehydrating and clearing agent readily miscible in water
- 32. wax the most commonly used infiltrating agent
- 33. Specimen coming from a dead source
- 36. one of the earliest transition solvents to be used
- 37. Largest but with very small nuclei
- 39. A substance that serves as link between the dye and the tissue
- 41. does not work in formic acid with pH 3 as a decalcifier
- 42. transfer of heat to the surface
- 44. freezing microtome is invented by
- 45. basic unit of life
- 47. not a pure paraffin wax
- 50. process by which the impregnated tissue is placed into a precisely arranged position in a mold
- 52. drying & wrinkling of f the anterior chamber of the eye and cornea
- 54. increase in tissue or organ size
- 56. the removal of water by evaporation