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acidophil
[as´id-o-fil″]1. a histologic structure, cell, or other element staining readily with acid dyes.
2. one of the hormone-producing acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis; types include corticotrophs, lactotrophs, lipotrophs, and somatotrophs. Called also alpha cell.
3. an organism that grows well in highly acid media.
4. acidophilic.
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ac·i·do·phil
, acidophile (ă-sid'ō-fil, ă-sid'ō-fīl),1. A structure, cell, or other histologic element staining readily with acidic dyes.
2. One of the acid-staining cells of the anterior pituitary.
3. A microorganism that grows well in a highly acidic medium.
[acid + G. philos, fond]
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acidophil
(1) Eosinophil.(2) A nonspecific term for any "acidophilic" cell—i.e., one which stains with eosin, a red dye.
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ac·i·do·phil
, acidophile (ă-sid'ŏ-fil, -fīl)1. Synonym(s): acidophilic.
2. One of the acid-staining cells of the anterior pituitary.
3. A microorganism that grows well in a highly acid medium.
[acid + G. philos, fond]
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ac·i·do·phil
, acidophile (ă-sid'ŏ-fil, ă-sid'ŏ-fīl)A structure, cell, or other histologic element staining readily with acidic dyes.
[acid + G. philos, fond]
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