n :  a stain containing hematoxylin, ferric chloride, and iodine that is used to demonstrate the presence of elastin
 
Verhoeff, Frederick Herman (1874-1968), American ophthalmologist. Verhoeff was an ophthalmic surgeon and pathologist at a Boston eye and ear infirmary and had a parallel career as a professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. He introduced Verhoeff's stain in 1908.
 
 
 
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