basophilic
/bey-suh-fil-ik/US // ˌbeɪ səˈfɪl ɪk //
嗜碱性,嗜碱细胞,嗜碱性物质,嗜碱性的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
Biology.
- : having an affinity for basic stains.
Examples
Nuclei and certain other structures in the blood are stained by the basic dyes, and are hence called basophilic.
Nuclei, basophilic granules, and all blood parasites are blue; erythrocytes are red or pink; eosinophilic granules, bright red.
Myelocytes are named according to the character of their granules—neutrophilic, eosinophilic, and basophilic myelocytes.
The basophilic variety is less common, and is confined to long-standing severe myelogenous leukemia.
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