Definition
Describing cells or tissues that can be easily stained brown by chromium salts; specifically refers to certain hormone-producing cells.
Etymology
From chroma (color) + affin- (from Latin affinis, related to or having affinity). A scientific term created to describe the staining properties of specialized cells in the adrenal gland.
Kelly Says
Chromaffin cells are your adrenaline factory—when you're in danger, these special cells release stress hormones that make your heart race, and they earned their name because they turn brown under chromium stain.
Translations
ARالعربية
خلايا الكرومافينية
khilā' al-kurūmafīniyyah
BNবাংলা
ক্রোমোফিন
kro-mo-fin
CACatalà
cromatístic
kro-ma-tis-tik
CSČeština
chromafin
kro-ma-fin
DADansk
chromaffin
kro-ma-fin
DEDeutsch
Chromaffin
kro-ma-fin
ELΕλληνικά
χρωμαφίνη
hro-ma-fi-ni
ESEspañol
cromafínico
kro-ma-fi-ni-ko
FISuomi
kromatiini
kro-ma-ti-ini
FRFrançais
chromafinique
kro-ma-fi-nik
HIहिन्दी
क्रोमोफिन
kro-mo-fin
HUMagyar
kromáffin
kro-ma-fin
IDBahasa Indonesia
kromafinko
kro-ma-fin-ko
ITItaliano
cromaffinico
kro-ma-fi-ni-ko
JA日本語
クロマフィンの
kuro-ma-fi-nu-no
MSBahasa Melayu
kromafinko
kro-ma-fin-ko
NLNederlands
chromaffin
kro-ma-fin
NONorsk
chromaffin
kro-ma-fin
PLPolski
chromafin
kro-ma-fin
PTPortuguês
cromafínico
kro-ma-fi-ni-ko
RORomână
chromafină
kro-ma-fi-nă
RUРусский
хромофинный
khrómo-fin-nyy
SVSvenska
chromaffin
kro-ma-fin
SWKiswahili
chromaffin
kro-ma-fin
TAதமிழ்
கொலோரோபைன்
ko-lo-ro-pai-n
TEతెలుగు
క్రోమోఫిన్
kro-mo-fin
THไทย
โครมาฟิน
kro-ma-fin
TRTürkçe
kromafinko
kro-ma-fin-ko
UKУкраїнська
хромофін
khrómo-fin
VITiếng Việt
chromaffin
kro-ma-fin