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hematoxylin
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hematoxylin /he·ma·tox·y·lin/ (he″mah-tok´sĭ-lin) an acid coloring matter from the heartwood of Haematoxylon campechianum; used as a histologic stain and also as an indicator.
he·ma·tox·y·lin (hm-tks-ln)
n.
A yellow or red crystalline compound used in histological dyes and as an indicator.

hematoxylin [he″mah-tok´sĭ-lin]
an acid coloring matter obtained from the wood of a tree (Haematoxylon campechianum); used as a stain for histologic specimens and as an indicator.

hematoxylin,
n a dye or stain commonly used to treat tissue sections for microscopic examination, usually used in combination with eosin.

hematoxylin
an acid coloring matter obtained from the wood of a tree (Haematoxylon campechianum); used as a stain for histological specimens and as an indicator. See also hematoxylin and eosin stain.


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It was concluded that the tumour represented an adrenal cortical carcinoma as it had the correct haematoxylin and eosin appearance for an adrenal cortical tumour.
The specimens then were saturated in liquid paraffin for 24 hours and stained with haematoxylin and eosin.
 
 
 
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