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plastination

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noun

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”

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