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Eosinophil

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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.
e·o·sin·o·phil (-sn-fl) or e·o·sin·o·phile (-fl)
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.

eo·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´sin´fil),
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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