eosinophil

American  

[ee-uh-sin-uh-fil] / ˌi əˈsɪn ə fɪl /

Also eosinophile

noun

1. Histology. any cell, tissue, organism, or substance that has an affinity for eosin and other acid stains.

2. Cell Biology. a leukocyte having eosinophilic granules in the cytoplasm and usually a bilobate nucleus.

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adjective

1. eosinophilic.

eosinophil British  

/ ˌiːəʊˈsɪnəˌfaɪl, ˌiːəʊˈsɪnəˌfɪl, ˌiːəʊsɪˈnɒfɪləs /

noun

1. a leucocyte with a multilobed nucleus and coarse granular cytoplasm that stains readily with acidic dyes such as eosin

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Other Word Forms

• eosinophilic adjective

Etymology

Origin of eosinophil

First recorded in 1885–90; eosin + -o- + -phil(e)

Example Sentences

Benralizumab targets a type of white blood cell - called an eosinophil - that can cause inflammation and damage in the lungs.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

This study thus provides resources, methods, and perspectives to understand the origin of eosinophils, the effects of current precision therapies, and the regulation of eosinophil development and numbers in normal and disease conditions.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

Indeed, her eosinophil count was quite high — eight times the level normally seen.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

Ian Pavord, an airway-disease researcher at the University of Oxford, UK, found that the higher the eosinophil levels in people with COPD, the more effective steroids are at managing exacerbations6.

From Nature • May 12, 2020

Of great theoretical interest is the contrast between eosinophil and neutrophil cells.

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