Medical Definition of Loeffler's stain
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A stain for flagella; the specimen is treated with a mixture of ferrous sulfate, tannic acid, and alcoholic fuchsin, then stained with aniline-water fuchsin or gentian violet made alkaline with sodium hydroxide solution.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Loeffler's Stain
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