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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A pathological condition in which the leucocytes stain readily in iodine solution: noted in certain cases of suppuration.

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  • noun The property of being iodophilic: an affinity for iodine, such as is demonstrated by the white blood cells of people with certain medical conditions.

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From iodo- + -philia.

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