(am´fo-fil) a cell or element that is amphophilic.
Type: Term Pronunciation: am′fō-fil, -fīl Definitions: 1. Having an affinity for both acid and basic dyes. 2. A cell that stains readily with either acid or basic dyes. Synonyms: amphophilic, amphophilous
amphophil, amphophile 1. Having an affinity both for acid and for basic dyes. Also: amphophilic, amphophilous. 2. A cell that stains readily with either acid or basic dyes. Also: amphocyte; as well as, amphochromatophil, amphochromatophile, amphochromophil, amphochromophile.