: 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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