ar·gen·taf·fin
, argentaffine (ar-jen'tă-fin, -fēn), Pertaining to cells or tissue elements that reduce silver ions in solution, thereby becoming stained brown or black.
[L. argentum, silver, + affinitas, affinity]
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argentaffine
(1) Argentaffin.
(2) Argyrophil.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
ar·gen·taf·fin
, argentaffine (ahr-jen'tă-fin, -fēn) Pertaining to cells or tissue elements that reduce silver ions in solution, thereby becoming stained brown or black.
[L. argentum, silver, + affinitas, affinity]
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