chromophil
11chromophil, chromophile — 1. SYN: chromophilic. 2. A cell or any histologic element that stains readily. SYN: chromatophil (2). 3. SYN: chromaffin. [chromo + G. phileo, to love] …
12chromophil corpuscles — Nissl bodies …
13chromophil substance — Nissl bodies …
14chromatolysis — The disintegration of the granules of chromophil substance (Nissl bodies) in a nerve cell body that may occur after exhaustion of the cell or damage to its peripheral process; other changes considered part …
15granule — 1. A grainlike particle; a granulation; a minute discrete mass. 2. A very small pill, usually gelatin or sugar coated, containing a drug to be given in a small dose. 3. A colony of the bacterium or …
16chromatophil — or chromatophile variant of chromophil * * * /kreuh mat euh fil, kroh meuh teuh /, Histol. adj. 1. Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous /kroh meuh tof euh leuhs/. chromophil (def. 1). n. 2. chromophil (def. 2). Also …
17chromatophil — /kreuh mat euh fil, kroh meuh teuh /, Histol. adj. 1. Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous /kroh meuh tof euh leuhs/. chromophil (def. 1). n. 2. chromophil (def. 2). Also, chromatophile /kroh meuh teuh fuyl , fil, kroh mat euh , kreuh /.… …
18chromatophil — 1. SYN: chromophilic. 2. SYN: chromophil (2). 3. SYN: chromaffin. * * * chromatophil, chromatophile var of CHROMOPHIL * * * chro·ma·to·phil (kro matґo fil″) a cell or element that stains easily …
19substance — Stuff; material. SYN: substantia [TA], matter. [L. substantia, essence, material, fr. sub sto, to stand under, be present] alpha s. SYN: reticular s. (1). anterior perforated s. [TA] a region at the base …
20chromatophile — I. see chromatophil II. adjective see chromophil I III. noun see chromophil II …
