eosinophil /eo·sin·o·phil/ (e″o-sin´o-fil) a granular leukocyte having a nucleus with two lobes connected by a thread of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules of uniform size.
Eosinophil
eosinophil
eosinophil (ē´
sin´fil),
e·o·sin·o·phil (   -s n -fl) or e·o·sin·o·phile (-f l)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·sino·philic adj. |
Eosinophil
A type of white blood cell containing granules that can be stained by eosin (a chemical that produces a red stain).
eosinophil
[ē′əsin′əfil]
Etymology: Gk, eos, dawn, philein, to love
a granulocytic bilobed leukocyte somewhat larger than a neutrophil. It is characterized by large numbers of coarse refractile cytoplasmic granules that stain with the acid dye eosin. Eosinophils constitute 1% to 3% of the white blood cells of the body. They increase in number with allergy and some parasitic conditions and decrease with steroid administration. Compare basophil, neutrophil. eosinophilic, adj.
eosinophil (ē´
sin´fil),n See leukocyte, eosinophilic.
eosinophil
an element readily stained by eosin; specifically, a granular leukocyte with a nucleus that usually has two lobes connected by a thread of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing coarse, round or rod-shaped, eosinophilic granules (lysosomes) of uniform size.
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