argyrophilic
/ˌɑːdʒɪrə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪk
/adjective Biology
(Of cells or their contents) readily stained black by silver salts.Reticular fibers are argyrophilic and therefore stain with silver stains such as Wilder's method....
- Case 1 was highly cellular, contained scattered cells with argyrophilic granules, and was not associated with cancerization of lobules.
- The argyrophilic neurofibrils are unique to nerve cells.
Derivatives
argyrophil
- An argyrophil stain readily reveals the true neuroendocrine nature of metastatic carcinoid tumors.
- There is no significant difference in the frequency of argyrophil cells in relation to the histological type.
argyrophilia
- The cytoplasmic granules showed argyrophilia on Grimelius staining.
- Because of the affinity of nerve cells and their processes for silver solutions (argyrophilia), silver impregnation methods are frequently used to demonstrate them.
- Silver impregnations did not demonstrate argyrophilia or argentaffinity.
Origin
1930s: from Greek arguro- (from arguros 'silver') + -philic (see -philia).