Definition of "trichrome"
trichrome
adjective
not comparable
trichromatic (involving three colours)
Quotations
Like the Mumuye and Chamba examples they have a trichrome system of decoration in which red (ochre) and white (chalk) accents are set against an opaque and granular black (soot) background.
1994, David Zeitlyn, “Mambila figurines and masquerades: Problems of interpretation”, in African Arts, volume 27, number 4
(cytology, of a stain) Staining three different tissues three different colours.
Quotations
To summarize: it is possible to make reasonable predictions about the type of force to which connective tissues are subjected by examination of the morphological and biochemical features of […] the histological staining reaction of the collagen fibers by the Masson trichrome stain […]
1995, Joan E. Sanders, Barry S. Goldstein, Daniel F. Leotta, “Skin response to mechanical stress: Adaptation rather than breakdown--A review of the literature”, in Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, volume 32, number 3
noun
plural trichromes
(cytology) A combined stain that stains three different tissues three different colours.
Quotations
The stains used were hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), Masson's trichrome, and Verhoeff's stain. Sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin have nuclei that were stained blue, cartilage and calcium deposits stained dark blue, cytoplasm and other constituents stained shades of red, and blood stained bright red.
2001, Laura E. Edsberg, Joseph R. Natiella, JoAnn Earle, “Microstructural characteristics of human skin subjected to static versus cyclic pressures”, in Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, volume 38, number 5
Muscle sections stained with modified Gomori's trichrome demonstrated that thyroarytenoid muscles from both the 1- and 2-week chronic nerve-stimulated rats contained fibers with mitochondrial accumulations.
2011, Colleen A. McMullen et al., “Chronic Stimulation-Induced Changes in the Rodent Thyroarytenoid Muscle”, in Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, volume 54, number 3
Segmental sections 5 μm thick were prepared and stained with hematoxylin and eosin, and Masson’s trichrome and analyzed by the senior pathologist using a light microscope (Olympus BX-50, Olympus, Japan).
2012, Kamuran Zeynep Sevim, Ozlem Silistreli, Metin Gorgu, Osman Sevim, Bekir Ergur, “Short-term vasculoprotective effects of imatinib mesylate on intimal hyperplasia of arterial anastomosis: An experimental study using a rabbit model”, in Plastic Surgery, volume 20, number 4