chromophobe

[ kroh-muh-fohb ]
/ ˈkroʊ məˌfoʊb /

adjective

Also chro·mo·pho·bic. Histology. not staining readily.

noun

Cell Biology. a chromophobe cell in the pituitary gland.

Origin of chromophobe

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

Words nearby chromophobe

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

Medical definitions for chromophobe

chromophobe
[ krō′mə-fōb′ ]

adj.

Resistant to stains; staining with difficulty or not at all.

n.

A cell that is resistant to stains.