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