argyrophilic

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Etymology

From argyrophil +‎ -ic.

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argyrophilic (comparative more argyrophilic, superlative most argyrophilic)

  1. (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.

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