(ă-sid'ŏ-fil‵ , ă-sid'ŏ-fīl‵ )

1. Pert. to two different types of cells (somatotrophs and prolactin cells) in the anterior pituitary that cannot be distinguished from each other by stand ard staining techniques although they can be distinguished from basophils and chromophobes and therefore are simply called acidophils.

   SEE: prolactin; somatotroph.

2. A tissue, organism, or substance that stains readily with acid stains.
3. Acidophilic (2).