basophil

American  

[bey-suh-fil] / ˈbeɪ sə fɪl /

Also basophile

noun

1. Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.

2. Anatomy. a white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basilophilic granules in its cytoplasm.

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adjective

1. Biology. basilophilic.

basophil British  

/ ˈbeɪsəfɪl /

adjective

1. (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes

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noun

1. a basophil cell, esp a leucocyte

Etymology

Origin of basophil

First recorded in 1885–90; bas(ic dye) + -o- + -phil

Example Sentences

A basophil is a leukocyte that, like a neutrophil, releases chemicals to stimulate the inflammatory response as illustrated in Figure 33.5.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

A basophil has large granules that stain dark blue to purple and a two-lobed nucleus.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

That this is certainly not the case is shewn by the fact that the "basophil" granulation of the eosinophil cells does not in metachromatic staining shew the metachromasia characteristic for the mast cells.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

Their intensely basophil granulation, of very irregular size and unequal distribution, must specially be mentioned.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

Formerly granules, apparently basophil, were frequently observed in the white blood corpuscles, particularly in the region of the nucleus.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.