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chromophobe

American

[kroh-muh-fohb] / ˈkroʊ məˌfoʊb /

adjective

Histology. Also chromophobic not staining readily.

noun

Cell Biology. a chromophobe cell in the pituitary gland.

Etymology

Origin of chromophobe

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

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