iodophilia /io·do·phil·ia/ (i-o″do-fil´e-ah) a reaction shown by leukocytes in certain pathologic conditions, as in toxemia and severe anemia, in which the polymorphonuclears show diffuse brownish coloration when treated with iodine or iodides.
i·o·do·phil·i·a ( -  d -f l  -)n. An affinity for iodine, as manifested by some white blood cells in certain conditions. |
iodophilia
a reaction shown by leukocytes in certain pathological conditions, as in toxemia and severe anemia, in which the polymorphonuclears show diffuse brownish coloration when treated with iodine or iodides.
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