tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789029410647571687.post5964230886372477662..comments2023-09-21T03:23:47.001-07:00Comments on That Girl with the Scalpel: Eyes - Thoughts on loss of autonomyThatgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13664379534257317554noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789029410647571687.post-19464837048567506402011-04-07T20:35:10.505-07:002011-04-07T20:35:10.505-07:00I've never been good at explaining what I do.....I've never been good at explaining what I do... basically you get a tissue specimen and visually assess it, dictate a description, cut it up to view the interior, and if the specimen needs microscopic examination as well (and most do) you submit sections of it for processing so they can be dehydrated, embedded in wax and cut into microns thick sections for slides by the histotechs. <br /><br />The fact that grossing is sometime gross is a fact that brings great amusement to friends of mine who know what I do.Thatgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13664379534257317554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789029410647571687.post-68805945923094631472011-04-07T19:48:58.020-07:002011-04-07T19:48:58.020-07:00What do you mean when you say you 'grossed'...What do you mean when you say you 'grossed' something? I have a vague idea, yet part of me visualizes someone making a sick face at a slimly object(not that it doesn't ever happen, but I doubt that's the official definition). :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com