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car·bol·fuch·sin (kahr″bol-fūkґsin) basic fuchsin treated with dilute phenol (carbolic acid); used in various staining methods for acid-fast bacteria. It is also used as a topical antifungal; see under solution.Medical dictionary. 2011.
carbolfuchsin paint — pānt n a solution containing boric acid, phenol, resorcinol, and fuchsin in acetone, alcohol, and water that is applied externally in the treatment of fungal infections of the skin called also Castellani s paint … Medical dictionary
carbolfuchsin stain — carbolfuchsin used in a stain, particularly for detection of acid fast bacteria; see Kinyoun staining method, Ziehl Neelsen staining method, and Fite method. It is also used as a counterstain for Legionella pneumophila following other routine… … Medical dictionary
carbolfuchsin solution — see carbolfuchsin … Medical dictionary
carbolfuchsin — car·bol·fuch·sin … English syllables
carbolfuchsin — ˌkärˌbälˈfyüksə̇n, bȯl also ˈfyüshə̇n or ˈfüksə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: carbol + fuchsin : a mixture of aqueous solution of phenol and alcoholic solution of fuchsine used as a stain in microscopy especially in staining bacteria … Useful english dictionary
carbolfuchsin topical solution — [USP] a dark purple solution containing basic fuchsin, phenol, resorcinol, acetone, alcohol, and purified water; used as a topical antifungal in the treatment of dermatophytosis, tinea, and other skin infections. Called also Castellani paint … Medical dictionary
carbolfuchsin paint — noun : a solution containing boric acid, phenol, resorcinol, and fuchsine in acetone, alcohol, and water and applied externally in the treatment of fungous infections of the skin called also Castellani s paint … Useful english dictionary
Ziehl-Neelsen carbolfuchsin staining method — Ziehl Neel·sen carbolfuchsin, staining method (tsēlґ nālґsen) [Franz Ziehl, German bacteriologist, 1857–1926; Friedrich Karl Adolf Neelsen, German pathologist, 1854–1894] see under carbolfuchsin, and at Stains and Staining Methods,… … Medical dictionary
Kinyoun carbolfuchsin — a modification of Ziehl Neelsen carbolfuchsin containing a higher concentration of phenol and basic fuchsin, eliminating the need for heating of the slide in staining. See Kinyoun staining method, at Stains and Staining Methods, under stain … Medical dictionary
Kinyoun carbolfuchsin solution — Kinyoun carbolfuchsin. See also Kinyoun staining method, at Table of Stains and Staining Methods, under stain … Medical dictionary
