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acidophil (ә-sidŽo-fil″) a structure, cell, or other histologic element staining readily with acid dyes. one of the hormone-producing acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis; types include corticotrophs, lactotrophs, lipotrophs, and somatotrophs. Called also alpha cell. an organism that grows well in highly acid media. acidophilic.
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