Williams stain


Wil·liams stain

(wil'yŭms), a stain for Negri bodies that uses picric acid, fuchsin, and methylene blue; Negri bodies are magenta, granules and nerve cells blue, and erythrocytes yellowish.

Wil·liams stain

(wil'yămz stān) A stain for Negri bodies that uses picric acid, fuchsin, and methylene blue; Negri bodies are magenta, granules and nerve cells blue, and erythrocytes yellowish.

Williams,

Anna, U.S. bacteriologist, 1863-1955. Park-Williams bacillus - see under Park, William HPark-Williams fixative - see under Park, William HWilliams stain - a stain for Negri bodies.