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Paraffin wax in histopathology

paraffin wax in histopathology Why is paraffin wax used in histology? What is the paraffin technique? In this technique, tissues are fixed, and embedded in wax. This makes the tissue hard, and much easier to cut sections from. The sections are then stained, and examined with the light microscope.