# Leishman stain

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A stain used in microscopy for staining blood smears, generally to differentiate and identify leukocytes, malaria parasites, and Trypanosoma.

## Etymology
Named after its inventor, the Scottish pathologist William Boog Leishman.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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