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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.
fix·a·tive (fks-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´stiv),
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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