fluorescein
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noun \-ˈre-sē-ən\Definition of FLUORESCEIN
: a yellow or red crystalline dye C20H12O5 with a bright yellow-green fluorescence in alkaline solution
First Known Use of FLUORESCEIN
1871
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noun \-ˈes-ē-ən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of FLUORESCEIN
: a yellow or red crystalline dye C20H12O5 with a bright yellow-green fluorescence in alkaline solution that is used as the sodium salt as an aid in diagnosis (as of lesions and foreign bodies in the cornea or of brain tumors)
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