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basophilic

[ba″so-fil´ik]

1. staining readily with basic dyes.

2. pertaining to basophils.

3. pertaining to or characterized by basophilia.

ba·so·phil·ic

(bā'sō-fil'ik),

Denoting tissue components having an affinity for basic dyes.

Synonym(s): basophil (2) , basophile

basophilic

/ba·so·phil·ic/ (-fil´ik)

1. pertaining to basophils.

2. staining readily with basic dyes.

basophilic

(bā′sə-fĭl′ĭk, -zə-) also

basophilous

(bə-sŏf′ə-ləs)

adj.

Relating to tissue components that stain readily with basic dyes.

basophilic

adjective Referring to basophilia.

ba·so·phil·ic

(bā'sō-fil'ik)

Denoting tissue components having an affinity for basic dyes.
Synonym(s): basophil (2) , basophile.

basophilic

Staining readily with basic dyes.

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.

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Other important features were basophilic stippling, which were prominent in peripheral blood smear.

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The basophil contains cytoplasm filled with large and spherical granules which have under routine staining, basophilic tone of outstanding intensity.

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In the stage II, the oocytes had highly basophilic cytoplasm and nucleoli, associated with intense protein synthesis (Takahashi, Gointein & Nakaghi, 2008).

Histological characterization of oocyte developmental stages of suruvi Steindachneridion scriptum kept in captivity/Caracterizacao histologica das fases de desenvolvimento ovocitario de suruvi Steindachneridion scriptum em condicoes de cativeiro

2010) observed intracytoplasmic basophilic spherical-elongated colonies of RLO in the digestive gland of Ensis arcuatus', Ruiz et al.

Histopathological assessment of broodstock of the razor clam Ensis macha (Pharidae) from the Tongoy Bay, Chile

3 a) and basophilic colonies of bacteria in the gills, where were often encapsulated by haemocytes (Fig.

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The intima was rich in large vacuolated cells having central round basophilic nucleus, with abundant foamy cytoplasm in H and E stained sections.

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6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the

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In a related scenario, Boorman says that aging female Fischer 344 rats normally accumulate high levels of basophilic foci in the liver, meaning small clusters of liver cells that stain a darker blue than the normal liver, indicating they might be precancerous.

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7) Most tumors are microadenomas with basophilic and strongly PAS-positive cells.

Silent ACTHoma: a subclinical presentation of Cushing's disease in a 79 year old male

He underlying connective tissue made up of stromal cellular proliferation, variably sized blood vessels, giant cells, basophilic calcifications and lace like osteoids.

Peripheral giant cell granuloma

Five stages in the ovarian cycle were observed in May (39 adult females): 1) quiescent, no deposition of yolk (13 specimens); 2) early deposition of yolk, basophilic vitellogenic granules in the cytoplasm (6 specimens); 3) enlarged follicles >5 mm (12 specimens); 4) oviductal eggs (7 specimens); 5) oviductal eggs with concurrent deposition of yolk (1 specimen).

Reproduction in the yuman fringe-toed lizard, Uma rufopunctata (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae)