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basophilic /ba·so·phil·ic/ (-fil´ik)
1. pertaining to basophils. 2. staining readily with basic dyes. basophilic [ba″so-fil´ik] 1. staining readily with basic dyes. 2. pertaining to basophils. 3. pertaining to or characterized by basophilia.
basophilic staining readily with basic dyes. basophilic bone matrix vitamin D poisoning causes the appearance of intensely basophilic bone matrix of a distincitive pattern. basophilic cell see basophil cell. basophilic enterocolitis one of the several types of enterocolitis causing chronic diarrhea in horses characterized by fibrinous and ulcerative typhlocolitis and basophilic infiltrates in the regional mucosa and submucosa. basophilic leukemia see leukemia. basophilic rubricyte a stage in cellular maturation of erythrocytes, between the prorubricyte and polychromatophilic rubricyte. Characterized by a narrow rim of dark blue cytoplasm and condensed nuclear chromatin in a 'cartwheel' pattern. basophilic stippling distinct or diffuse, fine to coarse, dark granular pattern in erythrocytes, representing aggregated ribosomes and caused by ineffective heme formation. Seen in lead poisoning, mainly in dogs and a characteristic of active erythropoiesis in sheep and cattle. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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