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fluorochrome

[floo r-uh-krohm, flawr-, flohr-]
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noun Histology.
  1. any of a group of fluorescent dyes used to label biological material.
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Origin of fluorochrome

fluoro- + -chrome
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British Dictionary definitions for fluorochrome

fluorochrome

noun
  1. a chemical entity, such as a molecule or group, that exhibits fluorescence
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fluorochrome in Medicine

fluorochrome

(flur′ə-krōm′, flôr′-)
n.
  1. Any of a group of fluorescent dyes used to stain tissues and cells for examination by fluorescence microscopy.
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