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

See Examples For:

eosinophil

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

In people with low eosinophil counts, steroids had little effect.

From Nature ● May 12, 2020

In agreement with Goldmann, Jadassohn and H. F. Müller, we believe that the only admissible explanation for the facts mentioned above is that the eosinophil cells obey specific chemiotactic stimuli.

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