Definition of Metachromasia

1. Noun. A characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes. ¹

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Medical Definition of Metachromasia

1. The situation where a stain when applied to cells or tissues gives a colour different from that of the stain solution. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Metachromasia

metacenters
metacentre
metacentres
metacentric
metacentric chromosome
metacentric stability
metacentrics
metacercaria
metacercariae
metacercarial
metacetone
metacharacter
metacharacters
metachloral
metachromasia (current term)
metachromasy
metachromatic
metachromatic bodies
metachromatic granules
metachromatic leukodystrophy
metachromatic stain
metachromatism
metachroming
metachromophil
metachronal
metachronism
metachronisms
metachronistic
metachronous

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