Medical Dictionary

Gram's solution

noun \ ˈgramz- \

medical Definition of Gram's solution

: a watery solution of iodine and the iodide of potassium used in staining bacteria by Gram's stain

Biographical Note for gram's solution

Gram play \ˈgräm\, Hans Christian Joachim (1853–1938), Danish physician. Gram introduced his method for the differential staining of bacteria in 1884. He also devised, in 1922, a method for determining the percentage of fibrin in blood and plasma. Further, he made investigations into the physiology of anemia during pregnancy and the hematoblasts in cases of pernicious anemia.