argyrophilic

English

Etymology

From argyrophil +‎ -ic.

Adjective

argyrophilic (comparative more argyrophilic, superlative most argyrophilic)

1. (cytology) Having an affinity for silver (and thus able to be stained by a subsequent reducing agent).
   • 1989, M. Yamamoto, S. Nakajo, “Endocrine cell carcinoma (carcinoid) of the gallbladder”, in The American journal of surgical pathology, →DOI, →PMID:

     Tumor cells of both the endocrine cell carcinoma and the adenocarcinoma were argyrophilic.

Synonyms

• argentaffin

Derived terms

• argyrophilic grain disease

Translations

having an affinity for silver

• Hindi: रजतरागी (rajatrāgī)
• Portuguese: argirófilo, argirofílico