Wright's+stain

One entry found for Wright's stain.

Main Entry: Wright's stain
Pronunciation: rts-
Function: noun
: a stain that is a modification of the Romanowsky stain and is used in staining blood and parasites living in blood
Wright, James Homer (1869-1928), American pathologist. Wright was a professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School and on the staff of Massachusetts General Hospital. He devised several stains for blood cells, among them the well-known Wright's stain (1902).