chromophobe

chromophobe [kroh-muh-fohb] Word Origin adjective

1. Also chro·mo·pho·bic. Histology. not staining readily.

noun

2. Cell Biology. a chromophobe cell in the pituitary gland.

Origin of chromophobe First recorded in 1895–1900; chromo- + -phobe chromophobe in Medicine chromophobe [krō′mə-fōb′] adj.

1. Resistant to stains; staining with difficulty or not at all.

n.

1. A cell that is resistant to stains.