chromophil
21chromophile — I. adjective see chromophil I II. noun see chromophil II …
22chromophilic — adjective see chromophil I * * * chrōˈmophil or chrōmophilˈic adjective (biology) Staining heavily in certain microscopic techniques • • • Main Entry: ↑chromato …
23chro|moph|i|lous — «kroh MOF uh luhs», adjective. = chromophil. (Cf. ↑chromophil) …
24chromatolysis — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1901 the dissolution and breaking up of chromophil material (as chromatin) of a cell and especially a nerve cell • chromatolytic adjective …
25Chromaffin — Taking up and staining strongly with Chromium salts. Chromaffin may refer to: Chromaffin cells, neuroendocrine cells in the adrenal medulla. Chromophil cells, hormone producing cells showing chromaffin granules that readily absorb chromium stains …
26Granule — is a generic term used for a small particle or grain. The generic term is used in a variety of specific contexts.* Granule (solar physics), visible structures in the photosphere of the Sun arising from activity in the Sun s convective zone *… …
27chromaffin — adj. [Gr. chroma, color; L. affinis, related to] Staining strongly with chromium salts; also called chromophil; chromophile …
28betacell — beta cell n. 1. Any of the insulin producing cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. 2. Any of the basophilic chromophil cells located in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. * * * …
29chromatophilic — chro·mat·o·phil·ic (krō măt ə fĭlʹĭk) adj. Chromophil. * * * …
30apyknomorphous — Denoting a cell or other structure that does not stain deeply because the stainable or chromophil material is not closely aggregated. [G. a priv. + pyknos, thick, + morphe, shape, form] * * * apyk·no·mor·phous (ə pik″no morґfəs)… …
