Lugol iodine solution

Lu·gol i·o·dine so·lu·tion

(lū-gol'),

an iodine-potassium iodide solution used as an oxidizing agent, for removal of mercurial fixation artifacts, and also in histochemistry and to stain amebas.

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Lu·gol i·o·dine so·lu·tion

(lū-gol' ī'ŏ-dīn sŏ-lū'shŭn)

An iodine-potassium iodide solution used as an oxidizing agent, for removal of mercurial fixation artifacts, and also in histochemistry to stain amebas.

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Lugol,

Jean Guillaume Auguste, French physician, 1786-1851.

Lugol iodine solution - an iodine-potassium iodide solution used as an oxidizing agent, for removal of mercurial fixation artifacts, and also in histochemistry and to stain amebas.

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