Leishman stain

English

Etymology

Named after its inventor, the Scottish pathologist William Boog Leishman.

Proper noun

Leishman stain

  1. A stain used in microscopy for staining blood smears, generally to differentiate and identify leukocytes, malaria parasites, and Trypanosoma.
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