chromatophil
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chromatophil
[kro-mat´o-fil]a cell or structure that stains easily. adj., adj chromatophil´ic.
chro·mo·phil·ic
, chromophilous (krō'mō-fil'ik, -mof'i-lŭs),Staining readily; denoting certain cells and histologic structures.
chromatophil
/chro·ma·to·phil/ (kro-mat´o-fil) a cell or structure which stains easily.chromatophil´icchro·maf·fin
(krō-maf'in, krōmaf-in)Giving a brownish yellow reaction with chromic salts; denoting certain cells in the medulla of the suprarenal glands and in paraganglia.
Synonym(s): chromatophil (3) , chromophil (3) , chromophile, pheochrome (1) .
Synonym(s): chromatophil (3) , chromophil (3) , chromophile, pheochrome (1) .
[chrom- + L. affinis, affinity]
chro·mo·phil
, chromophile (krō'mō-fil, krō'mō-fīl)1. Synonym(s): chromophilic.
2. A cell or any histologic element that stains readily.
Synonym(s): chromatophil (2) .
Synonym(s): chromatophil (2) .
3. Synonym(s): chromaffin.
[chromo- + G. phileō, to love]
chro·mo·phil·ic
, chromophilous (krō'mō-fil'ik, krō-mof'i-lŭs)Staining readily; denoting certain cells and histologic structures.
Synonym(s): chromatophil (1) , chromatophilic, chromatophilous, chromophil (1) , chromophile.
Synonym(s): chromatophil (1) , chromatophilic, chromatophilous, chromophil (1) , chromophile.
chromatophil
a cell or structure that stains easily.