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plastination
plastination (ˌplæstɪˈneɪʃən) na technique for embalming bodies by impregnating whole organs with silicon polymersThesaurusNoun | 1. | plastination - a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching"fixation, fixing - (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living bodydrying up, evaporation, desiccation, dehydration - the process of extracting moisturecuring, solidification, solidifying, hardening, set - the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"saturation, impregnation - the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether"preservation - a process that saves organic substances from decay |
plastination
plas·ti·na·tion (plas-ti-nā'shŭn), Preparation of an anatomic specimen by injection of polymers into vessels, cavities, and other spaces.plastination Related to plastination: embalmingWords related to plastinationnoun a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissuesRelated Words- fixation
- fixing
- drying up
- evaporation
- desiccation
- dehydration
- curing
- solidification
- solidifying
- hardening
- set
- saturation
- impregnation
- preservation
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