Phys. [f. Gr. στίχο-ς STICHOS + χρῶμα color.] ‘Any nerve-cell having the stainable substance (chromophilic bodies) arranged in more or less regular striæ or layers’ (Dorland’s Med. Dict., 1913). Also attrib.
1899. Allbutt’s Syst. Med., VII. 261. The stichochrome granules disappear from the cells, to reappear once more when the animal recovers.
1901. Jrnl. Exper. Med., 1 Oct., 552. Nissl … recognizes three subgroups [of nerve cells]:… Stichochromes or cells in which the chromatic substance is arranged in more or less distinctly parallel rows.
