chromophobia /chro·mo·pho·bia/ (kro″mo-fo´be-ah) the quality of staining poorly with dyes.chromopho´bic
chromophobia
chromophobia [kro″mo-fo´be-ah]
chro·mo·pho·bi·a (kr  m -f b -) or chro·mat·o·pho·bi·a (kr-m t-, krm-t-)n. 1. Resistance to stains. Used of certain cells and histologic structures. 2. An abnormal fear of colors or a color. |
chromophobia
[krō′məfō′bē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, chroma + phobos, fear
1 the resistance of certain cells and tissues to stains.
2 a morbid aversion to colors. chromophobe, n.
chromophobia [kro″mo-fo´be-ah]
the quality of staining poorly with dyes. adj., adj chromopho´bic.
chromophobia
the quality of staining poorly with dyes.
chromatophobia
An abnormal aversion to colours or to certain colours (e.g. erythrophobia, an abnormal aversion to red). It may be psychological or physiological, such as an abnormal sensitivity to some short wavelengths following cataract extraction. Syn. chromophobia. See chlorophobia; cyanophobia.
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