eosinophilic

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

/ ˌi əˌsɪn əˈfɪl ɪk /

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

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Also e·o·si·noph·i·lous

[ee-uh-si-nof-uh-luhs], /ˌi ə sɪˈnɒf ə ləs/, eosinophil.

First recorded in 1895–1900; eosinophil + -ic

Most characteristic is the presence of Curschmann's spirals, Charcot-Leyden crystals, and eosinophilic leukocytes.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Certain structures take up only acid dyes, and are called acidophilic, oxyphilic, or eosinophilic.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Nuclei, basophilic granules, and all blood parasites are blue; erythrocytes are red or pink; eosinophilic granules, bright red.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Myelocytes are named according to the character of their granules—neutrophilic, eosinophilic, and basophilic myelocytes.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

Eosinophilic myelocytes are found only in myelogenous leukemia, where they are often very numerous.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd