- pyroninophilia
- An affinity for the basic pyronin dyes; a useful indicator of intense protein synthesis accompanying RNA synthesis, as in the cytoplasm of an active plasma cell. [pyronin + G. philos, fond]
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py·ro·nin·o·phil·ia (pi″ro-nin″o-filґe-ə) increased affinity for pyronin dyes, characteristic of cells with high levels of cytoplasmic RNA.
Medical dictionary. 2011.