Meaning & use
eosin
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A red fluorescent dye commonly used, together with hematoxylin, to stain tissue samples for examination under a microscope.
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The pathologist stained the slide with eosin to highlight the cell structures.
Under the microscope, the tissue treated with eosin appeared pink.
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Best known from the 'H&E stain' (hematoxylin and eosin), a standard technique in medical laboratories for examining tissue samples.
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