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

Eosinophil myelocytes are almost constantly present in myelogenous leukæmia and in anæmia pseudolymphatica infantum.

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

Eosinophil cells and nucleated red blood corpuscles were entirely absent.

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