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chromaffin

[ kroh-muh-fin ]
/ ˈkroʊ mə fɪn /

adjective Histology.

having an affinity for stains containing chromium salts, indicating the presence of epinephrine or norepinephrine.

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Origin of chromaffin

<German Chromaffine (1898), equivalent to chrom-chrom- + Latin affinis next to, inclined to; see affinity

Words nearby chromaffin

Christ's-thorn, Christy, -chroic, chrom-, chroma, chromaffin, chromaffin body, chromaffin cell, chromaffinoma, chromaffinopathy, chromaffin tissue
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Medical definitions for chromaffin

chromaffin
[ krō′mə-fĭn ]

adj.

Staining a brownish yellow upon reaction with chromic salts. Used of certain cells in the medulla of the adrenal glands and in paraganglia.
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