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ANSWERS . LATEST UPDATE 2025. GRADE A+.


QUESTION: Dehydration - ANSWER-Removal of water




QUESTION: Fixation - ANSWER-Prevents autolysis




QUESTION: Hematoxylin - ANSWER-Nuclear stain




QUESTION: "CitroSolv" - ANSWER-Xylene alternative




QUESTION: Cryosection - ANSWER-Frozen section




QUESTION: Papnicolaou (PAP) stain - ANSWER-Most common stain in cytology




QUESTION: Xylene - ANSWER-Solvent used to remove wax




QUESTION: Histopathology - ANSWER-Study of microscopic structure of diseased tissue

,QUESTION: Clinical information - ANSWER-Crucial addition to a specimen req




QUESTION: Progressive - ANSWER-Staining that stops when an desired end point is reached




QUESTION: Curette - ANSWER-Instrument used to shave off tissue for examination




QUESTION: Decalcification agents - ANSWER-EDTA, nitric acid, HCI




QUESTION: 10% formalin - ANSWER-Routine fixative in histology




QUESTION: Grossing - ANSWER-Macroscopic examination of tissue




QUESTION: Microtomy - ANSWER-The art of tissue sectioning




QUESTION: Electron microscopy - ANSWER-Visualization of structures smaller than 1 um




QUESTION: Infiltration - ANSWER-Wax impregnation of tissue




QUESTION: Bouins - ANSWER-Fixative that contains picric acid

, QUESTION: Embedding - ANSWER-Enclosing tissue specimen in a wax block




QUESTION: paraffin - ANSWER-wax-like substance




QUESTION: Decolorize - ANSWER-Remove stain




QUESTION: polychromatic - ANSWER-Staining that involves many colours




QUESTION: Regressive - ANSWER-Staining that involves removing excess stain




QUESTION: Microtome - ANSWER-Instrument used to cut tissue sections




QUESTION: -20C - ANSWER-Cryostat and freezer temp.




QUESTION: Lymphoma protocol - ANSWER-Established process for diagnosing / ruling out lymphoma




QUESTION: Immunohistochemistry - ANSWER-Antigen - antibody method




QUESTION: Malignancy - ANSWER-Uncontrolled cell growth

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