Ziehl-Neelsen stain

English

Etymology

Named after two German doctors who modified the stain: the bacteriologist Franz Ziehl (1859–1926) and the pathologist Friedrich Neelsen (1854–1898).

Noun

Ziehl-Neelsen stain (countable and uncountable, plural Ziehl-Neelsen stains)

1. A bacteriological stain used to identify acid-fast organisms, mainly mycobacteria.