Leishman stain


Leish·man stain

(lēsh'măn), a polychromed eosin-methylene blue stain used in the examination of blood films for identifying parasites.

Leish·man stain

(lēsh'măn stān) A polychromed eosin-methylene blue stain used in the examination of blood films.

Leishman stain

A stain containing alkaline methylene blue and eosin in methanol used in genetics to identify chromosomal bands and in blood smear analysis to identify white blood cells and parasitic infections.See also: Leishman, William Boog

Leishman,

Sir William Boog, Scottish surgeon, 1865-1926. Leishmania - a genus of digenetic, asexual, protozoan flagellates.Leishman chrome cells - basophilic granular leukocytes (basophils) observed in the circulating blood of some persons with blackwater fever.Leishman stain - a polychromed eosin-methylene blue stain used in the examination of blood films.Leishman-Donovan body - the intracytoplasmic, nonflagellated leishmanial form of certain intracellular parasites. Synonym(s): amastigote; L-D bodyleishmaniasis - tropical disease that is spread by sandflies.