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chro•maf•fin
(krō′mə fin),USA pronunciation adj. [Histol.]
- having an affinity for stains containing chromium salts, indicating the presence of epinephrine or norepinephrine.
- German Chromaffine (1898), equivalent. to chrom- chrom- + Latin affinis next to, inclined to; see affinity
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