argyrophilic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
argyrophil + -ic
Adjective[edit]
argyrophilic (comparative more argyrophilic, superlative most argyrophilic)
- (cytology) Having an affinity for silver (and thus able to be stained by a subsequent reducing agent).
- 1989, M. Yamamoto, S. Nakajo, “Endocrine cell carcinoma (carcinoid) of the gallbladder”, in The American journal of surgical pathology, , →PMID:
- Tumor cells of both the endocrine cell carcinoma and the adenocarcinoma were argyrophilic.
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Translations[edit]
having an affinity for silver
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