Medical Term:
cassette
Pronunciation: kă-set′
Definition:
- A plate, film, or tape holder for use in photography or radiography. A radiographic cassette contains two intensifying screens and a sheet of radiographic film.
- A perforated holder in which tissue blocks are placed for paraffin embedding.
[Fr., dim. of casse, box]
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
