von Kossa stain

von Kos·sa stain

(fahn koh'să), a stain for calcium in mineralized tissue, using a silver nitrate solution followed by sodium thiosulfate; calcified bone but not osteoid is stained brown to black. Synonym(s): Kossa stain

von Kossa,

Julius, 19th century Austrian-Hungarian pathologist. Kossa stain - Synonym(s): von Kossa stainvon Kossa stain - for calcium in mineralized tissue. Synonym(s): Kossa stain