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supravital

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su⋅pra⋅vi⋅tal

  [soo-pruh-vahyt-l]
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–adjective Histology.
pertaining to or involving a staining method for a preparation of living cells.
Origin:
1915–20; supra- + vital
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su·pra·vi·tal   (sōō'prə-vīt'l)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or capable of staining living cells after their removal from a living or recently dead organism: a supravital dye.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: su·pra·vi·tal
Pronunciation: -'vIt-&l
Function: adjective
: constituting or relating to the staining ofliving tissues or cells surviving after removal from a living body by dyes that penetrate living substance but induce more or less rapid degenerative changes —compare INTRAVITAL 2 —su·pra·vi·tal·ly /-&l-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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supravital su·pra·vi·tal (s&oomacr;'prə-vīt'l)
adj.
Relating to or capable of staining living cells after their removal from a living or recently dead organism.

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