Chromaphil

/ˈkroʊməfɪl/ adjective

Definition

Describing cells or tissues that readily absorb and retain colored dyes or stains under a microscope.

Etymology

From Greek 'chroma' (color) + '-phil' (lover of, having affinity for). Used in histology since the early 1900s to describe staining properties of cellular structures.

Kelly Says

When pathologists look at biopsied tissue under a microscope, chromaphil cells practically light up in color—they're like the 'dye magnets' of the cellular world, which helps doctors spot problems faster.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሮሞፊል
kro-mo-fil
ARالعربية
كروموفيل
kro-mo-feel
BNবাংলা
ক্রোমোফিল
kro-mo-fil
CACatalà
cromofil
kro-mo-fil
CSČeština
chromofil
kro-mo-fil
DADansk
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
DEDeutsch
Chromophil
kro-mo-fil
ELΕλληνικά
χρωμοφιλ
hro-mo-fil
ESEspañol
cromófilo
kro-mo-fee-loh
FAفارسی
کروموفیل
kro-mo-fil
FISuomi
kromofili
kro-mo-fi-li
FRFrançais
chromophile
kro-mo-feel
GUGU
ક્રોમોફિલ
kro-mo-fil
HAHA
kromofili
kro-mo-fi-li
HEעברית
כרומופיל
kro-mo-fil
HIहिन्दी
क्रोमोफिल
kro-mo-fil
HUMagyar
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
IDBahasa Indonesia
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
IGIG
chromaphil
kro-ma-fil
ITItaliano
cromofilo
kro-mo-fee-loh
JA日本語
クロモフィール
Kuro-fīru
KKKK
хромофил
hro-mo-fil
KMKM
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
KO한국어
크로모필
keu-ro-mo-pil
MRMR
क्रोमोफिल
kro-mo-fil
MSBahasa Melayu
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
MYမြန်မာ
ကြေးဖြူ
kye-hpyu
NLNederlands
chromafiel
kro-ma-fiel
NONorsk
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਮੋਫਿਲ
kro-mo-fil
PLPolski
chromofil
kro-mo-fil
PTPortuguês
cromófilo
kro-mo-fee-loh
RORomână
cromofil
kro-mo-fil
RUРусский
хромофил
hro-mo-fil
SVSvenska
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
SWKiswahili
kromofili
kro-mo-fi-li
TAதமிழ்
கொரோமோபைல்
ko-ro-mo-pai-l
TEతెలుగు
క్రోమోఫిల్
kro-mo-fil
THไทย
โครโมฟิล
khro-mo-fil
TLTL
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
TRTürkçe
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
UKУкраїнська
хромофіл
hro-mo-fil
URاردو
کروموفیل
kro-mo-fil
VITiếng Việt
chromaphil
kro-ma-fil
YOYO
kromofìlì
kro-mo-fi-li
ZH中文
色素亲和体
sè sù qīn hé tǐ
ZUZU
kromofili
kro-mo-fi-li

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