The fixing of a specimen within a mass of firm material in order to facilitate the cutting of thin sections for microscopical study. The embedding medium, e.g. paraffin wax for light microscopy or Araldite for electron microscopy, helps to keep the specimen intact.
In histology, the process by which a piece of tissue is placed in a firm medium such as paraffin to support it and keep it intact during the subsequent cutting into thin sections for microscopic examination.
A phrase primarily utilized to describe the preservation of a pathological sample within paraffin wax, which provides structural support to the tissue during the process of being sliced into thin sections for microscopic analysis.
The placement of the fertilized egg into the uterine wall.