| chromopectic | Relating to or causing chromatopexis. Synonym: chromopectic. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chromopexis | The fixation of colour or staining fluid. Synonym: chromopexis. Origin: chromato-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| chromophage | A phagocyte that destroys pigment; an obsolete term applied by Metchnikoff to the cells believed by him to be active in the reduction of pigment of the hair. Origin: chromo-+ G. Phagein, to eat (05 Mar 2000) |
| chromophanes | The coloured oil globules in the retinal cones of some animal species. Origin: chromo-+ G. Phaino, to show (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| chromophobe | Resistant to stains, staining with difficulty or not at all; denoting certain degranulated cells in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Synonym: chromophobic. Origin: chromo-+ G. Phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| chromophobe adenoma | <tumour> A tumour of the adenohypophysis whose cells do not stain with either acid or basic dyes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chromophobe cells of anterior lobe of hypophysis | Cell's of the adenohypophysis that are devoid of specific acidophilic or basophilic granules when stained with common differential stains. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chromophobe granules | Granule's that do not stain or stain poorly with the ordinary dyes; such granule's are present in some cells in the anterior lobe of the pituitary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chromophobia | 1. Resistance to stains on the part of cells and tissues. 2. <psychology> A morbid dislike of colours. Synonym: chromatophobia. Origin: chromo-+ G. Phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |