argyrophilic
adjective
ar·gyr·o·phil·ic
ˌär-jə-(ˌ)rō-ˈfil-ik, -rə- 
variants
also argyrophil
or argyrophile
: having an affinity for silver
—used of certain cells, structures, or tissues that selectively reduce silver salts to metallic silver
argyrophilic cytoplasmic inclusions
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“Argyrophilic.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/argyrophilic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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