Chemopreservation
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A technique for preserving the body of an organism by means of a chemical fixative. uncountable
"Under Dr. Mikula’s method, called chemopreservation, neuroscientists first insert a needle filled with a chemical fixative into an anesthetized animal’s heart while it is still alive to pump the fixative through the brain, essentially gluing its structure in place."
Example
More examples"Under Dr. Mikula’s method, called chemopreservation, neuroscientists first insert a needle filled with a chemical fixative into an anesthetized animal’s heart while it is still alive to pump the fixative through the brain, essentially gluing its structure in place."
Etymology
From chemo- + preservation.
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