Leishman Med.
(ˈliːʃmən, ˈlaɪʃ-)
The name of W. B. Leishman (1865–1926), British pathologist, used attrib. and in the possessive with reference to his work in pathology, as Leishman('s) body = Leishman–Donovan body; Leishman('s) stain, a mixture of eosin and methylene blue used to stain blood smears.
| 1903 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 Nov. 1401/1 (heading) Further notes on Leishman's bodies. Ibid., There is never any contour line suggestive of a cell-wall, as with the Leishman bodies themselves. 1904 Ibid. 28 May 1250/1 A film prepared from the peripheral blood was examined.., Romanowsky and Leishman's stains being used. Ibid. 1252/1 These bodies stain purple or violet with the Leishman stain. 1961 Lancet 5 Aug. 315/2 In staining blood⁓films we obtained just as good results as with Leishman's stain prepared by the standard method. 1972 W. C. Johnson in J. H. Graham et al. Dermal Path. xix. 455/2 A definite diagnosis [of leishmaniasis] depends upon the demonstration of the Leishman bodies. |