fluorescein sodium
fluorescein sodium (floo-er-ess-i-in) n. a water-soluble orange dye that glows with a brilliant green colour when blue light is shone on it. A dilute solution is used to detect defects in the surface of the cornea, since it stains areas where the epithelium is not intact. See angiography.
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