- cells chromophil
- 嗜色细胞
Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.
Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.
Chromophil — A chromophil biological cell is a cell which is easily stainable by absorbing chromium salts used in histology to increase the visual contrast of samples for microscopy. Function Chromophil cells are mostly hormone producing cells containing so… … Wikipedia
chromophil — adj. (Biology) absorbs dyes (about substances, cells, and tissues) n. (Biology) material that absorbs stains (about substances, cells and tissues) … English contemporary dictionary
granule — 1. A grainlike particle; a granulation; a minute discrete mass. 2. A very small pill, usually gelatin or sugar coated, containing a drug to be given in a small dose. 3. A colony of the bacterium or … Medical dictionary
substance — Stuff; material. SYN: substantia [TA], matter. [L. substantia, essence, material, fr. sub sto, to stand under, be present] alpha s. SYN: reticular s. (1). anterior perforated s. [TA] a region at the base … Medical dictionary
chromatolysis — The disintegration of the granules of chromophil substance (Nissl bodies) in a nerve cell body that may occur after exhaustion of the cell or damage to its peripheral process; other changes considered part … Medical dictionary
Chromaffin — Taking up and staining strongly with Chromium salts. Chromaffin may refer to: Chromaffin cells, neuroendocrine cells in the adrenal medulla. Chromophil cells, hormone producing cells showing chromaffin granules that readily absorb chromium stains … Wikipedia
chromaffin — Giving a brownish yellow reaction with chromic salts; denoting certain cells in the medulla of the adrenal glands and in paraganglia. SYN: chromaphil, chromatophil (3), chromophil (3), chromophile, pheochrome (1). [chrom + L. affinis, affinity] * … Medical dictionary
betacell — beta cell n. 1. Any of the insulin producing cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. 2. Any of the basophilic chromophil cells located in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. * * * … Universalium
apyknomorphous — Denoting a cell or other structure that does not stain deeply because the stainable or chromophil material is not closely aggregated. [G. a priv. + pyknos, thick, + morphe, shape, form] * * * apyk·no·mor·phous (ə pik″no morґfəs)… … Medical dictionary
chromophilic, chromophilous — Staining readily; denoting certain cells and histologic structures. SYN: chromatophil (1), chromatophilic, chromatophilous, chromophil (1), chromophile … Medical dictionary
chromatolysis — [krō΄mətäl′ə sis] n. pl. chromatolyses [krō΄mə tual′əsēz΄] [ CHROMATO + LYSIS] Med. the disappearance of certain chromophil granules from nerve cells chromatolytic [krō mat΄ə lit′ik] adj … English World dictionary