eosinophil

American  

[ee-uh-sin-uh-fil] / ˌi əˈsɪn ə fɪl /

Also eosinophile

noun

1. Histology. any cell, tissue, organism, or substance that has an affinity for eosin and other acid stains.

2. Cell Biology. a leukocyte having eosinophilic granules in the cytoplasm and usually a bilobate nucleus.

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adjective

1. eosinophilic.

eosinophil British  

/ ˌiːəʊˈsɪnəˌfaɪl, ˌiːəʊˈsɪnəˌfɪl, ˌiːəʊsɪˈnɒfɪləs /

noun

1. a leucocyte with a multilobed nucleus and coarse granular cytoplasm that stains readily with acidic dyes such as eosin

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Other Word Forms

• eosinophilic adjective

Etymology

Origin of eosinophil

First recorded in 1885–90; eosin + -o- + -phil(e)

Example Sentences

Benralizumab targets a type of white blood cell - called an eosinophil - that can cause inflammation and damage in the lungs.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

Benralizumab is a biologic therapy that reduces the number of inflammatory cells called eosinophil.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023

Indeed, her eosinophil count was quite high — eight times the level normally seen.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

And eosinophil recruitment, the researchers found, follows SNS activation and the subsequent production of the inflammatory molecule interleukin-5.

From Nature • Mar. 15, 2016

In a case of malignant lymphoma Goldmann found a considerable accumulation of eosinophil cells within the tumour, and demonstrated anatomically, that it was brought about by an emigration of the cells from the vascular system.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.