eosinophil

[ ee-uh-sin-uh-fil ]

/ ˌi əˈsɪn ə fɪl /

Biology

noun

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

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

adjective

eosinophilic.

Nearby words

Also e·o·sin·o·phile

[ee-uh-sin-uh-fahyl] /ˌi əˈsɪn əˌfaɪl/.

Origin of eosinophil

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

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Examples from the Web for eosinophil

For Ehrlich did not speak of a rise of the percentage of the eosinophil cells, but only of an increase in their absolute number.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
The mast cell granulations are stained pure blue, the eosinophil red, the neutrophil in mixed colour.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
Analogous observations may be made in the eosinophil cells of man and animals, and in the neutrophils of man.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
Amongst these are to be mentioned: (a) dwarf forms of the polynuclear neutrophils and of the eosinophil elements respectively.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich

By the inductive method then we conclude that a local origin of the eosinophil cells can hardly come under discussion.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich

British Dictionary definitions for eosinophil

eosinophil

eosinophile (ˌiːəʊˈsɪnəˌfaɪl)

/ (ˌiːəʊˈsɪnəˌfɪl) /

noun

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

Derived Formseosinophilic or eosinophilous (ˌiːəʊsɪˈnɒfɪləs), adjective

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Medicine definitions for eosinophil

eosinophil

[ ē′ə-sĭn′ə-fĭl′ ]

n.

A type of white blood cell containing cytoplasmic granules that are easily stained by eosin or other acid dyes.eosinophilic leukocyte oxyphil oxyphilic leukocyte

A microorganism, cell, or histological element easily stained by eosin or other acid dyes.

Related formse′o•sin′o•phil′ic adj.