Definition of Giemsa

1. Noun. (genetics) a complex of stains used to investigate chromosomes; a mixture of eosin and methylene azure in glycerol and methanol ¹

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Medical Definition of Giemsa

1. A Romanovsky type stain that is often used to stain blood films that are suspected to contain protozoan parasites. Contains both basic and acidic dyes and will therefore differentiate acid and basic granules in granulocytes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Giemsa

Gibraltarians
Gibralter
Gibran
Gibson
Gibson's bandage
Gibson Desert
Gibson girl
Gibson murmur
Gibsonian
Gibsons
Gida
Gidar
Gide
Gideon Algernon Mantell
Gielgud
Giemsa (current term)
Giemsa chromosome banding stain
Giemsa stain
Gierke's disease
Gierke's respiratory bundle
Gierke cells
Giffard injector
Giffard injectors
Giffen good
Gifford's reflex
Gift Aid
Gifu
Giganto
Gigantorhynchus
Gigartinaceae

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