Main Entry: Gi·em·sa stain

Pronunciation: \gē-ˈem-zə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Gustav Giemsa †1948 German chemotherapist

Date: circa 1909

: a stain consisting of eosin and a blue dye and used chiefly in the differential staining of blood films —called also Giemsa, Giemsa's stain

— Gi·em·sa–stained \-ˌstānd\ adjective