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chromaffin

[ kroh-muh-fin ]

adjective

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chromaffin1

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

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