Medical term:
metachromatism
metachromasia
[met″ah-kro-ma´zhah]1. failure to stain true with a given stain.
2. the different coloration of different tissues produced by the same stain.
3. change of color produced by staining. adj., adj metachromat´ic.
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met·a·chro·ma·tism
(met-ă-krō'mă-tizm),1. Any color change, whether natural or produced by basic aniline dyes.
2. Synonym(s): metachromasia (1)
[meta- + G. chrōma, color]
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met·a·chro·ma·tism
(met'ă-krō'mă-tizm)1. Any color change, whether natural or produced by basic aniline dyes.
2. Synonym(s): metachromasia (1) .
[meta- + G. chrōma, color]
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metachromasia
, metachromatism (mĕt″ă-krō-mā′zē-ă) (-krōm′ă-tĭzm) [Gr. meta, change, + chroma, color]Histological staining in which one stain may produce a variety of colors in the tissues. The colors are different from that of the dye used.
metachromatic (mĕt″ă-krō-măt′ĭk), adjectiveMedical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners
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