chromophilia

[ kroh-muh-fil-ee-uh, -feel-yuh ]
/ ˌkroʊ məˈfɪl i ə, -ˈfil yə /

noun Histology.

the property of staining readily.
Also chromatophilia.

Origin of chromophilia

chromo- + -philia

Words nearby chromophilia

chromomere, chromomycosis, chromonema, chromophil, chromophil adenoma, chromophilia, chromophobe, chromophobe adenoma, chromophobe cell, chromophobia, chromophore

Medical definitions for chromophilia

chromophilia
[ krō′mə-fĭl′ē-ə, -fēl′yə ]

n.

The property possessed by most cells of staining readily with appropriate dyes.