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Stender dish

noun Sten·der dish \ˈsten-dər-\

Medical Definition of STENDER DISH

:  a small circular glass dish with vertical walls and loosely fitting cover used in laboratories usually to hold stains, culture media, or specimens

Biographical Note for STENDER DISH

Sten·der \ˈshten-dər\ Wilhelm P. German manufacturer. Stender was a manufacturer of scientific apparatus in Leipzig in the 19th century.

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