1. Plural of plastination; a preservation technique in which body tissues are impregnated with liquid polymers to create long-lasting anatomical specimens for education and display.
Usage: technical; medical/anatomical context; often used in medical education and museum exhibitions

Examples

• The medical school uses plastinations to teach students about human anatomy.
• The exhibition featured plastinations of various organs and body systems.
• Plastinations allow anatomists to preserve specimens without traditional embalming methods.
• The technique of plastinations was developed in the 1970s by a German anatomist.
• Students examined the plastinations to understand the structure of the nervous system.