Medical Definition of Papanicolaou's stain
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A complex stain for detecting malignant cells in cervical smears.
Contains in separate staining stages (a) haematoxylin, (b) Orange G phosphotungstic acid c) Light green, Bismarck Brown, Eosin and phosphotungstic acid.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Papanicolaou's Stain
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