- metachromophil
- meta·chro·mo·phil (met″ə-kroґmo-fil) [meta- + chromo- + -phil] staining in an abnormal manner with a given stain.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
metachromophil
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metachromophil, metachromophile — SYN: metachromatic. [meta + G. chroma, color, + philos, fond] … Medical dictionary
metachromatic — Denoting cells or dyes that exhibit metachromasia. SYN: metachromophil, metachromophile. * * * meta·chro·mat·ic krō mat ik adj 1) staining or characterized by staining in a different color or shade from what is typical <metachromatic… … Medical dictionary
basometachromophil — ba·so·meta·chro·mo·phil (ba″so met″ə kroґmo fil) [baso + metachromophil] staining with basic dyes to a color different from that of surrounding substances … Medical dictionary
metachromophile — meta·chro·mo·phile (met″ə kroґmo fīl) metachromophil … Medical dictionary
