Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A type of white blood cell found in vertebrate blood, containing cytoplasmic granules that are easily stained by eosin or other acid dyes.
- noun A microorganism, cell, or histological element easily stained by eosin or other acid dyes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having affinity for eosin: in bacteriology applied to the bodies which are readily stained by eosin or other acid aniline dyes.
- noun A leucocyte which stains only with the acid dyes, such as eosin. Also called
acidophil and oxyphil.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun cytology, immunology A
white blood cell responsible for combating infection byparasites in the body.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a leukocyte readily stained with eosin
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Examples
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The granules stain deeply with eosin, and the cells are therefore often termed eosinophil corpuscles.
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"Actually doctor, you don't need to go into too much detail, just spell 'eosinophil' for me if you would."
Parenting Solved 2009
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"Actually doctor, you don't need to go into too much detail, just spell 'eosinophil' for me if you would."
Parenting Solved 2009
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A white blood cell called an eosinophil (ee-oh-sin-oh-fill) is one of the types of cells behind an allergic reaction.
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I called the ID doc in NYC, but my eosinophil-RA-myco talk was way too altie, as you call it, for him, and so I went back to the second LLMD in upstate NY.
Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans 1 Dinosaur 2007
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The other boys had high eosinophil counts as well.
Bloodstream Tess Gerritsen 1998
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The other boys had high eosinophil counts as well.
Bloodstream Tess Gerritsen 1998
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He has a high eosinophil count, which would go along with a parasitic infection.
Bloodstream Tess Gerritsen 1998
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High eosinophil counts could also be caused by a variety of other illnesses such as cancer, parasitic infections, and autoimmune diseases.
Bloodstream Tess Gerritsen 1998
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He has a high eosinophil count, which would go along with a parasitic infection.
Bloodstream Tess Gerritsen 1998
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