(hĭrsh' pīf'ĕr), a stain used for cytologic demonstration staining of metachromatic leukodystrophy; excess sulfatides stain metachromatically (golden brown) with cresyl violet in acetic acid.
Hirsch,
(origin unknown). Hirsch-Peiffer stain - see under Peiffer
Peiffer,
J., German physician, 1922–. Hirsch-Peiffer stain - used for cytologic demonstration of metachromatic leukodystrophy.