diaphanization

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noun

A technique in which a biological specimen is treated to make the skin and tissue diaphanous (i.e. transparent) whilst retaining body shape and staining the skeleton; tissue clearing

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Meanings

noun

alternative diaphonization

  1. biologyA technique in which a biological specimen is treated to make the skin and tissue diaphanous (i.e. transparent) whilst retaining body shape and staining the skeleton; tissue clearing
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APA

diaphanization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diaphanization

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“diaphanization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diaphanization. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diaphanization,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diaphanization.

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