acidophil cell
1acidophil — [ə sid′ə fil] n. [ ACID + O + PHIL] 1. a cell, substance, or tissue easily stained by acid dyes, as any of the alpha cells in the anterior pituitary 2. an organism that has an affinity for and grows well in an acid environment: also acidophile [ə …
2Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… …
3acidophil — acid·o·phil ə sid ə .fil, a also acid·o·phile .fīl adj ACIDOPHILIC (1) acidophil also acidophile n a substance, tissue, or organism that stains readily with acid stains called also oxyphile * * * (acidophilic) …
4acidophil stem-cell adenoma — a rapidly growing plurihormonal adenoma; usually a null cell adenoma, seen in young patients; its single cell type secretes both prolactin and growth hormone and is presumed to be a stem cell for both lactotrophs and somatotrophs …
5acidophil — /euh sid euh fil, as i deuh /, adj. 1. Biol., Ecol. acidophilic. n. 2. Biol. an acidophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance; eosinophil. Also, acidophile /euh sid euh fuyl , as i deuh /. [1895 1900; ACID + O + PHIL] * * * …
6acidophil — n. (Biology) cell or tissue which is easily stained with an acid dye; organism which grows well in an acid environment (also acidophile) adj. (Biology) readily absorbs acid dyes; grows well in an acid environment …
7acidophil — a•cid•o•phil [[t]əˈsɪd ə fɪl, ˈæs ɪ də [/t]] also a•cid•o•phile [[t] ˌfaɪl[/t]] adj. 1) ecl acidophilic 2) ecl an acidophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance; eosinophil • Etymology: 1895–1900 …
8Prolactin cell — Code TH H3.08.02.2.00022 Lactotrophs (also known as lactotrope, mammatroph, mammotroph, epsilon acidophil, prolactin cell, and lactotropic cell) are cells in the anterior pituitary which produce prolactin in response to signals including dopamine …
9Oxyphil cell (parathyroid) — Micrograph of a parathyroid gland. H E stain. MeSH …
10Medullary chromaffin cell — Adrenal gland. (Medulla labeled at bottom right.) Latin endocrinocytus medullaris Code TH …
