Leishmann.
/ˈliːʃmən/, /ˈlɪʃmən/, U.S. /ˈliʃmən/ Medicine.
Used attributively and in the possessive with reference to Leishman's work in pathology.
a. Leishman body n. (also Leishman's body) = Leishman–Donovan body n.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > protozoa > class Flagellata or Mastigophora > subclass Flagellidia > [noun] > family Trypanosomidae or Trypanosomatidae > member of > member of genus Leishmania
Leishman body1903
Leishman–Donovan body1904
leishmania1914
1903 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 Nov. 1401/1 (heading) Further notes on Leishman's bodies.
1903 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 Nov. 1401/1 There is never any contour line suggestive of a cell-wall, as with the Leishman bodies themselves.
1972 W. C. Johnson in J. H. Graham et al. Dermal Path. xix. 455/2 A definite diagnosis [of leishmaniasis] depends upon the demonstration of the Leishman bodies.
b. Leishman stain n. (also Leishman's stain) a mixture of eosin and methylene blue used to stain blood smears.
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the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > material > [noun] > staining material
osmium tetroxide1869
picrocarmine1872
rose bengal1878
stain1880
erythrosin1884
Gram stain1884
vesuvin1885
Nile blue1888
pyronin1895
Janus green1898
counterstain1899
Nissl stain1899
Leishman stain1904
trypan blue1911
quinacrine mustard1957
1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 May 1250/1 A film prepared from the peripheral blood was examined.., Romanowsky and Leishman's stains being used.
1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1252/1 These bodies stain purple or violet with the Leishman stain.
1961 Lancet 5 Aug. 315/2 In staining blood~films we obtained just as good results as with Leishman's stain prepared by the standard method.
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