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supravital stain

n.

A procedure in which living tissue is removed from the body and cells are placed in a nontoxic dye solution so that their vital processes may be studied.

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Nearby words

  1. supraventricular,
  2. supraventricular crest,
  3. supravergence,
  4. supraversion,
  5. supravital,
  6. supremacist,
  7. supremacy,
  8. suprematism,
  9. supreme,
  10. supreme being
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