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enterochromaffin

enterochromaffin adjective: of an epithelial cell of the intestinal mucosa, containing serotonin, and stained using chromium salts.

Adjective

enterochromaffin (not comparable)

  1. Of an epithelial cell of the intestinal mucosa, containing serotonin, and stained using chromium salts.

Origin of enterochromaffin

From entero- + chromaffin.

Questions about enterochromaffin

What does enterochromaffin mean?
Enterochromaffin means of an epithelial cell of the intestinal mucosa, containing serotonin, and stained using chromium salts.
What part of speech is enterochromaffin?
Enterochromaffin is an adjective.

Words near enterochromaffin in the dictionary

  1. enterocele
  2. enteroceles
  3. enterocentesis
  4. enteroception
  5. enterochelin
  6. enterochromaffin
  7. enterochromaffine
  8. enterocin
  9. enterocinesia
  10. enterocinetic
  11. enterocins

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