fixative /fix·a·tive/ (fik´sit-iv) an agent used in preserving a histological or pathological specimen so as to maintain the normal structure of its constituent elements.
fixative
fixative [fik´sah-tiv]
fixative
fix·a·tive (f k s -tv)adj. Serving to fix, bind, or make firm or stable. n. A substance used for the preservation of tissue or cell specimens. |
fixative
[fik′sətiv]
Etymology: L, figere, to fasten
1 any substance used to bind, glue, or stabilize.
2 any substance used to preserve gross or histologic specimens of tissue for later examination.
fixative [fik´sah-tiv]
an agent used in preserving a histologic or pathologic specimen so as to maintain the normal structure of its constituent elements.
fixative
(fik´s
tiv),
n 1. a substance used to bind, glue, or stabilize.
2. a substance used to preserve gross or histologic specimens of tissue for later examination.
tiv), n 1. a substance used to bind, glue, or stabilize.
2. a substance used to preserve gross or histologic specimens of tissue for later examination.
fixative
an agent such as formalin used in preserving a histological or pathological specimen so as to maintain the normal structure of its constituent elements.
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