eosinophilic

[ ee-uh-sin-uh-fil-ik ]

adjective

, Histology.

1. having an affinity for eosin and other acid dyes; acidophilic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eosinophilic¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; eosinophil + -ic

Example Sentences

Most characteristic is the presence of Curschmann's spirals, Charcot-Leyden crystals, and eosinophilic leukocytes.

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Certain structures take up only acid dyes, and are called acidophilic, oxyphilic, or eosinophilic.

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Nuclei, basophilic granules, and all blood parasites are blue; erythrocytes are red or pink; eosinophilic granules, bright red.

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Myelocytes are named according to the character of their granules—neutrophilic, eosinophilic, and basophilic myelocytes.

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Eosinophilic myelocytes are found only in myelogenous leukemia, where they are often very numerous.

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