chromophobe

chromophobe
/kroh"meuh fohb'/, adj.
1. Also, chromophobic. Histol. not staining readily.
n.
2. Cell Biol. a chromophobe cell in the pituitary gland.
[1895-1900; CHROMO- + -PHOBE]

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