Paraffin Embedding

"Paraffin Embedding" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The infiltrating of tissue specimens with paraffin, as a supporting substance, to prepare for sectioning with a microtome.

Descriptor ID	D016612
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.500.620.720.610 E01.370.225.750.600.720.610 E05.200.500.620.720.610 E05.200.750.600.720.610
Concept/Terms	Paraffin Embedding Paraffin Embedding Embedding, Paraffin

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Paraffin Embedding".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Cytological Techniques [E01.370.225.500]
Histocytological Preparation Techniques [E01.370.225.500.620]
Tissue Embedding [E01.370.225.500.620.720]
Paraffin Embedding [E01.370.225.500.620.720.610]
Histological Techniques [E01.370.225.750]
Histocytological Preparation Techniques [E01.370.225.750.600]
Tissue Embedding [E01.370.225.750.600.720]
Paraffin Embedding [E01.370.225.750.600.720.610]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Cytological Techniques [E05.200.500]
Histocytological Preparation Techniques [E05.200.500.620]
Tissue Embedding [E05.200.500.620.720]
Paraffin Embedding [E05.200.500.620.720.610]
Histological Techniques [E05.200.750]
Histocytological Preparation Techniques [E05.200.750.600]
Tissue Embedding [E05.200.750.600.720]
Paraffin Embedding [E05.200.750.600.720.610]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Paraffin Embedding".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Paraffin Embedding".

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