chromophil

[ kroh-muh-fil ]
/ ˈkroʊ mə fɪl /
Histology

adjective

Also chro·mo·phil·ic, chro·moph·i·lous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/, chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.

noun

a chromophil cell, tissue, or substance.
Also chro·mo·phile [kroh-muh-fahyl, -fil] /ˈkroʊ məˌfaɪl, -fɪl/, chromatophil, chromatophile.

Origin of chromophil

First recorded in 1895–1900; chromo- + -phil

Words nearby chromophil

chromolithography, chromolysis, chromomere, chromomycosis, chromonema, chromophil, chromophil adenoma, chromophilia, chromophobe, chromophobe adenoma, chromophobe cell

Medical definitions for chromophil

chromophil
[ krō′mə-fĭl′ ]

n.

A cell or other histologic element that stains readily.

adj.

Staining readily. Used of a cell or cell structure.

Other words from chromophil

chro′mo•phil′ic (krō′mə-fĭl′ĭk) adj.