Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Ro·ma·now·sky stain Variants:
or Ro·ma·now·sky's stain also Ro·ma·nov·sky stain or Ro·ma·nov·sky's stain /"rO-m&-'nof-skE(z)-/ Function:
noun : a stain made from water-soluble eosin, methylene blue, andabsolute methanol and used in parasitology
Romanowsky,
Dimitri Leonidovich (1861–1921), Russian physician. Romanowsky made important studies of the malaria parasite. Inan 1891 monograph on the parasitology and treatment of malaria, he introduced the original eosin-methylene blue stain for blood smears and malaria parasites.
