Relating to or characteristic of chromaffin cells; having properties associated with chromaffin tissue.
From chromaffin + -ic (adjectival suffix). A scientific term extending chromaffin from noun to adjective form to describe properties and processes related to these specialized cells.
The chromaffinic system is why fear and excitement can feel almost identical physiologically—both trigger these same cells to flood your system with identical hormones, just in different contexts.
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