metachromasia

metachromasia /meta·chro·ma·sia/ (-kro-ma´zhah)

1. failure to stain true with a given stain.

2. the different coloration of different tissues produced by the same stain.

3. change of color produced by staining.

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met·a·chro·ma·sia (mt-kr-mzh)

n.

1. The characteristic of a cell or tissue component of taking on a color different from that of the dye with which it is stained.

2. The property of certain dyes to stain different substances different colors.

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metachromasia

1. failure to stain true with a given stain.

2. the different coloration of different tissues produced by the same stain.

3. change of color produced by staining.