embedding
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embedding
[em-bed´ing]fixation of tissue in a firm medium, in order to keep it intact during cutting of thin sections.
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embedding
the process of sealing a specimen in wax which is to be sectioned, usually with a microtome.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005