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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not staining readily with dye. Used of a cell or cell structure.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In histology, insusceptible to color-staining: opposed to *chromophil.

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  • noun cytology Any cell that is resistant to staining

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Examples

  • Obese and non-obese patients had similar rates for other kinds of malignant tumors, including papillary, chromophobe and collecting duct.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Obese and non-obese patients had similar rates for other kinds of malignant tumors, including papillary, chromophobe and collecting duct.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Obese and non-obese patients had similar rates for other kinds of malignant tumors, including papillary, chromophobe and collecting duct.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Obese and non-obese patients had similar rates for other kinds of malignant tumors, including papillary, chromophobe and collecting duct.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Obese and non-obese patients had similar rates for other kinds of malignant tumors, including papillary, chromophobe and collecting duct.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Obese and non-obese patients had similar rates for other kinds of malignant tumors, including papillary, chromophobe and collecting duct.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • • Discriminate between two challenging kidney disease diagnoses: oncocytoma, a benign condition and chromophobe renal cell carcinoma, a malignant one.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • Previous studies have been relatively limited in terms of examining the differences between oncocytoma and chromophobe RCC.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Min Tan 2010

  • Obese and non-obese patients had similar rates for other kinds of malignant tumors, including papillary, chromophobe and collecting duct.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Obese and non-obese patients had similar rates for other kinds of malignant tumors, including papillary, chromophobe and collecting duct.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

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