heterophil

[ het-er-uh-fil ]

adjective

Also het·er·o·phil·ic. Immunology. (of an antibody) having an affinity for an antigen other than its specific antigen.

noun

Cell Biology. a neutrophil

Origin of heterophil

¹

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

Also het·er·o·phile [het-er-uh-fahyl]. /ˈhɛt ər əˌfaɪl/.

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