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mallory's triple stain

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Main Entry: Mal·lo·ry's triple stain
Pronunciation: 'mal-(&-)rEz-
Function: noun
: a stain containing acid fuchsin, aniline blue, andorange G that is used especially for the study of connective tissue called also Mallory's stain
Mallory, Frank Burr (1862–1941), American pathologist. Malloryspent almost all of his career on the staff of Harvard Medical School and in the pathology department of Boston City Hospital. A pioneer in histopathology and pathologic techniques, he developed manydifferential tissue stains that came into wide use. He introduced his stain for connective tissue in 1900.
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Mallory's triple stain n.
A stain, made up of three acid dyes, used to differentially color components of tissue, especially connective tissue.

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