- acid-fast stain
- a staining procedure for demonstrating acid-fast microorganisms; see auramine-rhodamine s., Fite method, Kinyoun staining method and Ziehl-Neelsen staining method at Stains and Staining Methods.
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Acid-fast — Acid fastness is a physical property of some bacteria referring to their resistance to decolorization by acids during staining procedures.cite journal |author=Madison B |title=Application of stains in clinical microbiology |journal=Biotech… … Wikipedia
acid-fast — Denoting bacteria that are not decolorized by acid alcohol after having been stained with dyes such as basic fuchsin; e.g., the mycobacteria and nocardiae. * * * acid fast as əd .fast adj not easily decolorized by acids (as when stained) used esp … Medical dictionary
acid-fast — adj. 1) describing bacteria that have been stained and continue to hold the stain after treatment with an acidic solution. For example, tuberculosis bacteria are acid fast when stained with a carbol fuchsin preparation. 2) describing a stain that … The new mediacal dictionary
acid-fast — adjective (histology) of bacteria that retain their stain when treated with an acidic solution … Wiktionary
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fast — 1. Durable; resistant to change; applied to stained microorganisms which cannot be decolorized. SEE ALSO: acid f.. 2. Not eating. [A.S. foest, firm, fixed] * * * ferment active solution therapy; Fitness, Arthritis and Seniors Trial; flowassisted … Medical dictionary
-fast — 1. an adjective suffix meaning lasting , not fading , as in colourfast. 2. a suffix forming adjectives, usually hyphenated, that indicate that an organism, as a bacillus, is resistant to the stain removing or toxic action of a specified agent, as …
Ziehl-Neelsen stain — The Ziehl Neelsen stain, also known as the acid fast stain, was first described by two German doctors; Franz Ziehl (1859 to 1926), a bacteriologist and Friedrich Neelsen (1854 to 1894), a pathologist. It is a special bacteriological stain used to … Wikipedia
