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chromaffin

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chro⋅maf⋅fin

  [kroh-muh-fin]
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–adjective Histology.
having an affinity for stains containing chromium salts, indicating the presence of epinephrine or norepinephrine.
Origin:
< G Chromaffine (1898), equiv. to chrom- chrom- + L affinis next to, inclined to; see affinity
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chro·maf·fin   (krō'mə-fĭn)   
adj.  Readily stained with chromium salts: chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla.

[German : Chrom, chromium (from French chrome; see chrome) + Latin affīnis, related; see affined.]
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Main Entry: chro·maf·fin
Pronunciation: 'krO-m&-f&n
Function: adjective
: staining deeply with chromium salts <chromaffincells of the adrenal medulla>
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chromaffin chro·maf·fin (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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