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Methylene blue
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methylene blue
n.
A basic aniline dye that forms a deep blue solution when dissolved in water and is used as a bacteriological stain and as an antidote for cyanide poisoning.
Methylene blue
A dye that is used to stain the blood cells for the reticulocyte count.
Mentioned in: Reticulocyte Count
methylene blue
(meth´lēn´),
n a bluish-green crystalline substance used as a histologic stain and as a laboratory indicator. It is also used in the treatment of cyanide poisoning and methemoglobinemia.
methylene blue
a synthetic organic compound, in dark green crystals or lustrous crystalline powder, used in treatment of methemoglobinemia, as an antidote in cyanide poisoning, as a stain in pathology and bacteriology, and as an antiseptic.
methylene blue dye binding test
see sabin-feldmann dye test.
new methylene blue stain
see new methylene blue stain.
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