argentophile

ar·gyr·o·phil

, argyrophile (ar-jī'rō-fil, -fīl),

Pertaining to tissue elements that are capable of impregnation with silver ions and of becoming visible after an external reducing agent is used.

Synonym(s): argentophil, argentophile

[G. argyros, silver, + philos, fond]

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argentophile

(1) Argentaffin, see there. 
(2) Argyrophil, see there.

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