noun
- a technique for preserving biological specimens by replacing water and fat in tissues with liquid plastics that are then hardened, used in medical education and anatomical display
Usage: technical; medical/educational context
Examples
- Plastination allows medical students to study human anatomy with preserved specimens that remain flexible and odorless.
- The museum's exhibit featured plastinated organs that showed the effects of disease on the human body.
- Plastination has become an important tool in anatomy departments worldwide for teaching and research.
- The process of plastination takes several months to complete for a full human body.
- Plastinated specimens can last for decades without deterioration, making them valuable for long-term educational use.