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EOSINOPHIL

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e⋅o⋅sin⋅o⋅phil

  [ee-uh-sin-uh-fil] Biology
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–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.
–adjective
3. eosinophilic.
Also, e⋅o⋅sin⋅o⋅phile  [ee-uh-sin-uh-fahyl] .

Origin:
1885–90; eosin + -o- + -phil(e)
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e⋅o⋅sin⋅o⋅phil⋅ic

  [ee-uh-sin-uh-fil-ik]
–adjective Histology.
having an affinity for eosin and other acid dyes; acidophilic.
Also, e⋅o⋅si⋅noph⋅i⋅lous  [ee-uh-si-nof-uh-luhs] , eosinophil.

Origin:
1895–1900; eosinophil + -ic
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e·o·sin·o·phil   (ē'ə-sĭn'ə-fĭl')   
n.  

  1. A type of white blood cell found in vertebrate blood, containing cytoplasmic granules that are easily stained by eosin or other acid dyes.

  2. A microorganism, cell, or histological element easily stained by eosin or other acid dyes.

e'o·sin'o·phil', e'o·sin'o·phil'ic, e'o·si·noph'i·lous (ē'ō-sĭ-nŏf'ə-ləs) adj.
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Main Entry: 1eo·sin·o·phil
Pronunciation: "E-&-'sin-&-"fil
Variant: also eo·sin·o·phile /-"fIl/
Function: adjective
: EOSINOPHILIC 1

Main Entry: 2eosinophil
Variant: also eosinophile
Function: noun
: a white blood cell or other granulocyte with cytoplasmic inclusionsreadily stained by eosin

Main Entry: eo·sin·o·phil·ic
Pronunciation: -"sin-&-'fil-ik
Function: adjective
1 : staining readily with eosin
2 : of, relating to, or characterized by eosinophilia
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eosinophil e·o·sin·o·phil (ē'ə-sĭn'ə-fĭl') or e·o·sin·o·phile (-fīl')
n.

  1. A type of white blood cell containing cytoplasmic granules that are easily stained by eosin or other acid dyes. Also called eosinophilic leukocyte, oxyphil, oxyphilic leukocyte.

  2. A microorganism, cell, or histological element easily stained by eosin or other acid dyes.

e'o·sin'o·phil'ic adj.

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