Staining — is an auxiliary technique used in microscopy to enhance contrast in the microscopic image.In biochemistry it involves adding a class specific (DNA, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates) dye to a substrate to qualify or quantify the presence of a… … Wikipedia
Gram staining — (or Gram s method) is an empirical method of differentiating bacterial species into two large groups (Gram positive and Gram negative) based on the chemical and physical properties of their cell walls.cite book | last = Bergey | first = David H.… … Wikipedia
Dispersion staining — Contents 1 Dispersion Staining 1.1 Becke Line Dispersion Staining 1.2 Oblique Illumination Dispersion Staining 1.3 Darkfield Illumination Dispersion Staining … Wikipedia
squash technique — any of a variety of techniques for preparation of a tissue or other histologic sample for microscopic examination, including treatment and staining of the sample, placement on a slide, and finally “squashing†down of the coverslip to flatten… … Medical dictionary
gram stain — Staining technique for the initial identification of bacteria, devised in 1884 by the Danish physician Hans Christian Gram (1853–1938). The stain reveals basic differences in the biochemical and structural properties of a living cell. A slide… … Universalium
stain — 1. To discolor. 2. To color; to dye. 3. A discoloration. 4. A dye used in histologic and bacteriologic technique. 5. A procedure in which a dye or combination of dyes and reagents is used to color the constituents of cells and tissues. For… … Medical dictionary
Histology — Not to be confused with Historiography. A stained histologic specimen, sandwiched between a glass microscope slide and coverslip, mounted on the stage of a light microscope … Wikipedia
Mohs surgery — Intervention MeSH D015580 Mohs surgery, also known as chemosurgery, created by a general surgeon, Dr. Frederic E. Mohs, is microscopically controlled surgery used to treat common types of skin cancer. It i … Wikipedia
Cytogenetics — A metaphase cell positive for the bcr/abl rearrangement using FISH For the scientific journal of this title, see Cytogenetics and Genome Research. Cytogenetics is a branch of genetics that is concerned with the study of the structure and function … Wikipedia
Microscopy — is the technical field of using microscopes to view samples and objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye). There are three well known branches of microscopy, optical,… … Wikipedia
Histologie — L’histologie (du grec ancien ἱστός tissu et λόγος discours) est la branche de la biologie et de la médecine qui étudie les tissus biologiques. Elle est à mi chemin entre la biologie cellulaire, l anatomie, la biochimie et la physiologie. On… … Wikipédia en Français