basophilia

[ bey-suh-fil-ee-uh, -feel-yuh ]

nounPathology.
  1. an abnormal increase in the number of basophils in the blood, occurring in some types of leukemia, severe anemia, and other disorders.

Origin of basophilia

1
First recorded in 1900–05; basophil + -ia

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British Dictionary definitions for basophilia

basophilia

/ (ˌbeɪsəˈfɪlɪə) /


noun
  1. an abnormal increase of basophil leucocytes in the blood

  2. the affinity of a biological specimen for basic dyes

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