staining
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈsteɪnɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
tinción
- The researchers used a special method for staining the tissue samples to observe them under the microscope.
- immunohistochemical staining
- immunofluorescence staining
- H&E staining
Examples
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Immunohistochemical staining for S-100 protein and CD1a confirmed that the histiocytic cells were Langerhans' cells.
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Both immunofluorescence and H&E staining were performed on each section of primary tumor, metastatic tumor, and normal mucosa.
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I mean, I see some staining, but nothing that would imply so much damage over there, at least not in this cabinet.
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And you see how dense and intense the staining is on the southern wall of this chamber.
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Any cytoplasmic brown staining was accepted as being positive for Bcl-2.
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All 7 of these specimens showed focal staining of weak to moderate intensity.
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Brown-Hopps staining showed similar characteristics, although the degree of background staining made identification of spores more difficult.
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There are some reports confirming our observation of the lack of correlations between p53 staining and clinicopathological features.
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Fourteen specimens were tested using acid-fast staining for ova and parasites.
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Immunohistochemical studies yielded positive vimentin staining of the fibroblastic spindle cells.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
3
2.8
Changing the color of fabric or hair using dye permanently
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A mushroom with a slimy purple cap and gills that turn dark purple when bruised
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Staining comes from the old word stain, meaning 'spot' or 'mark', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of 'staining' as gently coloring tiny parts so they stand out, like painting small spots. So staining in biology is the process of adding a dye to make cells or parts easier to see under a microscope.