enterochromaffin

adjective

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

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Meanings

adjectiveenterochromaffin (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf an epithelial cell of the intestinal mucosa, containing serotonin, and stained using chromium salts.

Origin

From entero- + chromaffin.

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enterochromaffin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterochromaffin

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“enterochromaffin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterochromaffin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enterochromaffin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterochromaffin.

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