(mĕ-tal'ō-fil'ē-ă), Affinity for metal salts; for example, the affinity of the cytoplasm of cells of the reticuloendothelial system for silver carbonate stain and salts of gold and iron. [metallo- + G. philos, fond]
metallophilia
(mĕ-tăl″ō-fĭl′ē-ă) [″ + philein, to love] The property of some tissues of binding certain metal salts.