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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D015925
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D015925
Preferred Name

Cryopreservation
Definitions
Preservation of cells, tissues, organs, or embryos by freezing. In histological preparations, cryopreservation or cryofixation is used to maintain the existing form, structure, and chemical composition of all the constituent elements of the specimens.
Synonyms
Cryofixation
Cryonic Suspensions
Cryonic Suspension
Suspension, Cryonic
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definition

Preservation of cells, tissues, organs, or embryos by freezing. In histological preparations, cryopreservation or cryofixation is used to maintain the existing form, structure, and chemical composition of all the constituent elements of the specimens.
altLabel
Cryofixation
Cryonic Suspensions
Cryonic Suspension
Suspension, Cryonic
prefLabel
Cryopreservation
Machine permutation
90
HN
90
type
tui
T059
TERMUI
T047246
T047247
T047248
TH
BIOETHICS (1989)
IOM (1990)
NLM (1992)
BIOETHICS (1980)
MMR
20210312
notation
D015925
Inverse of RO
Semantic type UMLS property
Inverse of AQ
FX
D058989
D059247
DX
19900101
cui
C0079175
C0010405
DC
1
MN
E01.370.225.750.600.760.160
E05.200.500.620.760.160
E02.792.156
E01.370.225.500.620.760.160
E05.760.156
E05.200.750.600.760.160
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AN
coordinate IM with specific organ, tissue or cell heading (IM with no qualifiers)
AQL
CL EC ES HI IS MT SN ST TD VE
MDA
19990101
subClassOf
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