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heterophil

[ het-er-uh-fil ]

adjective

  1. Also het·er·o·phil·ic []. Immunology. (of an antibody) having an affinity for an antigen other than its specific antigen.


noun

  1. Cell Biology. a neutrophil
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterophil1

First recorded in 1915–20; hetero- + -phil

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