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imbed (medicine) and turning-point (iou)


imbed (medicine)


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To surround a pathological or histological specimen with a firm and sometimes hard medium such as paraffin, wax, celloidin, or a resin, in order to make possible the cutting of thin sections for microscopic examination.

Synonym: imbed.


turning-point (iou)



turning-point noun. M19.
[from TURNING + POINT noun1.]
A point at which something turns or changes direction. M19.
fig. A point at which a decisive or important change takes place. M19.
M. C. Smith The siege of Leningrad was one of the..turning points in human history. R. K. Narayan It..could be a turning point in my career.
Surveying. Each of the points from which readings are taken for successive positions of the level. M19.