| chromophil | Chromophile Synonym: chromophilic. 2. A cell or any histologic element that stains readily. Synonym: chromatophil, chromaffin. Origin: chromo-+ G. Phileo, to love (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chromophil adenoma | <tumour> Any adenoma composed of cells that stain readily. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chromophil granule | Any readily stainable granule, a granule of chromophil (Nissl) substance. Synonym: chromatic granule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chromophil substance | The material consisting of granular endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes that occurs in nerve cell bodies and dendrites. Synonym: basophil substance, basophilic substance, chromophil substance, Nissl bodies, Nissl granules, substantia basophilia, tigroid bodies, tigroid substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chromophilia | The property possessed by most cells of staining readily with appropriate dyes. Synonym: chromatophilia. Origin: chromo-+ G. Phileo, to love (05 Mar 2000) |
| chromophilic | Staining readily; denoting certain cells and histologic structures. Synonym: chromatophil, chromatophilic, chromatophilous, chromophil, chromophile. (05 Mar 2000) |