chromatophilia [kruh-mat-uh-fil-ee-uh, -feel-yuh, kroh-muh-tuh-] Word Origin noun Histology. chromophilia. Origin of chromatophilia chromato- + -philia chromatophilia in Medicine chromatophilia [krō-măt′ə-fĭl′ē-ə, -fēl′yə, krō′mə-tō-] n.Variant ofchromophilia