hyperchromia


hyperchromia

 [hi″per-kro´me-ah] 1. hyperchromatism.2. abnormal increase in the hemoglobin content of erythrocytes. adj., adj hyperchro´mic.

hy·per·chro·ma·tism

(hī'pĕr-krō'mă-tizm), 1. Excessive pigmentation. 2. Increased staining capacity, especially of cell nuclei for hematoxylin. 3. An increase in chromatin in cell nuclei. Synonym(s): hyperchromasia, hyperchromia [hyper- + G. chrōma, color]

hy·per·chro·ma·tism

(hī'pĕr-krō'mă-tizm) 1. Excessive pigmentation. 2. Increased staining capacity, especially of cell nuclei for hematoxylin. 3. An increase in chromatin in cell nuclei.
Synonym(s): hyperchromasia, hyperchromia.
[hyper- + G. chrōma, color]