Resistant to stains, staining with difficulty or not at all; denoting certain degranulated cells in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. SYN: chromophobic. [chromo- + G. phobos, fear]
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chro·mo·phobe 'krō-mə-.fōb also chro·mo·pho·bic .krō-mə-'fō-bik adj not readily absorbing stains: difficult to stain <\chromophobe tumors>
chromophobe n a chromophobe cell esp. of the pituitary gland
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chro·mo·phobe (kroґmo-fōb) [chromo- + Gr. phobos fear] any cell, structure, or tissue that does not stain readily, such as the nonstaining cells of the adenohypophysis.Medical dictionary. 2011.