Tissue Embedding

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.

Year introduced: 1992

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Tree Number(s): E01.370.225.500.620.760.440, E01.370.225.750.600.760.440, E05.200.500.620.760.440, E05.200.750.600.760.440

MeSH Unique ID: D016610

Entry Terms:

• Embedding, Tissue

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Cytological Techniques
Histocytological Preparation Techniques
Tissue Preservation
Tissue Embedding
Paraffin Embedding
Plastic Embedding

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Histological Techniques
Histocytological Preparation Techniques
Tissue Preservation
Tissue Embedding
Paraffin Embedding
Plastic Embedding

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Investigative Techniques
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Cytological Techniques
Histocytological Preparation Techniques
Tissue Preservation
Tissue Embedding
Paraffin Embedding
Plastic Embedding

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Investigative Techniques
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Histological Techniques
Histocytological Preparation Techniques
Tissue Preservation
Tissue Embedding
Paraffin Embedding
Plastic Embedding