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11 GLOSSARY
Trademarked name of Mopec’s flagship grossing workstation
Acronym for the Patented technology, Front Air System,
where an extra burst of air is blown across the front of the
worksurface to help protect the user from dangerous
outgassed fumes of the tissue sample they are dissecting
Gross examination process by which pathology specimens are
inspected with the bare eye to obtain diagnostic information
while being processed for further microscopic examination.
The science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially
the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory
examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or
forensic purposes
Refers to decalcification agents used as a technique for
removing minerals from bone or other calcified tissue.
Typically strong acids, weak acids or ethylenediaminetetracetic
acids(EDTA).
Alternate term for Garbage Disposal
Acronym for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt. Safety device that
senses the slightest amount of current across the hot input
side and the neutral side of the output on a power outlet in an
effort to protect a user from electrical shock.
Acronym for Volatile Organic Compounds, an organic chemical
compounds that evaporate easily at room temperature.
A semirigid cubical plastic container typically used within a
cardboard box. Commonly used to store Formalin.
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