Revised 3/30/2010 A.1
Appendix A
GLOSSARY
Glossary of Terms
40-mm CG:
A cover glass with a length of 40 mm.
50-mm CGC:
A cover glass with a length of 50 mm.
55-mm CG:
A cover glass with a length of 55 mm.
60-mm CG:
A cover glass with a length of 60 mm.
CG:
An abbreviation for “Cover Glass.”
SG:
An abbreviation for “Slide Glass.”
Cover glass lifting angle:
When the coverslipping arm lifts each cover glass, it does
so at an angle so that multiple cover glasses will not be
picked up together. This angle is called the “cover glass
lifting angle.”
Anti-drying:
To prevent the tip of the dispensing nozzle from clogging
due to mounting medium.
Slide:
A glass slide on which tissues have been pasted.
Storing:
To move a coverslipped slide into a receiving rack.
Coverslipping:
To attach a cover glass using mounting medium.
Solvent:
A liquid used to dissolve mounting medium. Xylene is
mainly used for this purpose.
Dispense:
Dispensing also means applying mounting medium onto a
slide as if to draw a straight line.
Basket:
A staining basket holding slides that have not yet been
coverslipped.
Receiving rack:
A rack for holding slides that have been coverslipped.
Loading station:
A container in which baskets are placed. Solvent is filled in
the loading station to prevent tissues from drying up.
Unloading area:
An area where 12 receiving racks (3 rows x 4 levels) are
placed.
Carousel:
A disc-shaped storage area for receiving empty baskets.
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