argyrophilia

argyrophil

, argyrophilic, argyrophile (ar′jĭ′rō″fil″) (fil′ik) (fīl″) [Gr. argyros, silver + -phile] Pert. to cells that bind with silver salts, which can then be reduced to produce a brown or black stain. argyrophilia (fil′ē-ă)