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heterophil

Also het·er·o·phile

[het-er-uh-fil]

adjective

  1. Immunology.,  Also heterophilic (of an antibody) having an affinity for an antigen other than its specific antigen.



noun

  1. Cell Biology.,  a neutrophil

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterophil1

First recorded in 1915–20; hetero- + -phil

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