Medical Term:
anochromasia
Pronunciation: an′ō-krō-mā′zē-ă
Definition:
- Failure of cells or other elements of tissue to acquire color in the usual manner when treated with a stain (or stains).
- Accumulation of hemoglobin in the peripheral zone of erythrocytes, with a pale, virtually colorless central portion resulting.
[G. anō, upward, + chrōma, color]
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