Etymology

Leishman stain

Today it means: A stain used in microscopy for staining blood smears, generally to differentiate and identify leukocytes, malaria parasites, and Trypanosoma. Full definition →

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

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