argyrophilic

English

Etymology

argyrophil +‎ -ic

Adjective

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, →DOI, →PMID:
  Tumor cells of both the endocrine cell carcinoma and the adenocarcinoma were argyrophilic.

Synonyms

argentaffin

Derived terms

argyrophilic grain disease

Translations

having an affinity for silver

Hindi: रजतरागी (rajatrāgī)
Portuguese: argirófilo, argirofílico

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