1. A cell, especially a pituitary cell, that does not stain readily with standard dyes; a cell with little affinity for dyes.
Usage: medical/anatomical term; often used in histology and endocrinology

1. Staining poorly or not at all with standard dyes; lacking affinity for dyes.
Usage: medical/anatomical term; used to describe cells or tissues

Examples

• The pathologist identified chromophobe cells in the pituitary gland sample.
• Chromophobe adenomas are a type of pituitary tumor that stains lightly.
• Under the microscope, the chromophobe tissue appeared pale compared to the surrounding acidophil cells.
• The chromophobe cells in the anterior pituitary do not absorb the standard histological dyes.
• Chromophobe carcinoma is a rare type of kidney cancer with distinct cellular characteristics.