Laboratory Procedure
preservation Audio
pres·er·va·tion [ pri-zurv-ay-shun ]
Subclass of:
Investigative Techniques; Therapeutic procedure
Definitions related to biologic preservation:
  • (preservation) The activity of protecting something from loss or danger; a process that saves organic substances from decay; to maintain or keep intact.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (preservation) The state of being kept alive, intact, or free from decay.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (preservation, biological) The process of protecting various samples of biological material.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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