carbol-fuchsin
31Ziehl-Neelsen stain — Ziehl Neel·sen stain tsēl nāl sən n a carbolfuchsin stain used esp. for detecting the tubercle bacillus Ziehl Franz (1857 1926) German bacteriologist. A professor in Lübeck, Ziehl introduced the carbolfuchsin stain for the tubercle bacillus in… …
32acid-fast — adj. 1) describing bacteria that have been stained and continue to hold the stain after treatment with an acidic solution. For example, tuberculosis bacteria are acid fast when stained with a carbol fuchsin preparation. 2) describing a stain that …
33Ziehl-Neelsen stain — an acid fast carbol fuchsin stain used specifically for identifying the tubercle bacillus [Ziehl (1857–1926), German bacteriologist; F. K. A. Neelsen (1854–94), German pathologist] …
34CF — • calcaneal fibular [ligament]; • calcium leucovorin; • calf blood flow; • calibration factor; • cancer free; • carbol fuchsin; • carbon filtered; • carboxyfluorescein; • cardiac failure; • cardiac fibroblast; • carotid foramen; • carrier free; • …
35carbolfuchsin — ˌkärˌbälˈfyüksə̇n, bȯl also ˈfyüshə̇n or ˈfüksə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: carbol + fuchsin : a mixture of aqueous solution of phenol and alcoholic solution of fuchsine used as a stain in microscopy especially in staining bacteria …
