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plastination  Chemical preservation of human  plastinate  plastinated  Plastins
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Plastination is a technique or process used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts, first developed by Gunther von Hagens in 1977. Wikipedia
A technique for preserving bodies or body parts by replacing the water and fat with certain plastics. Wiktionary
Preservation technique. Wiktionary (translation)
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The plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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