(ă-sĭd′ō-fĭl)
[Pronunciation]
(-fīl)
[″ + Gr. philos, love]
1. Acidophilic.
2. An acid-staining cell of the anterior pituitary.
3. A bacterial organism that grows well in an acid medium.
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