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eosinophilic

/ee-uh-sin-uh-fil-ik/US // ˌi əˌsɪn əˈfɪl ɪk //

嗜酸细胞,嗜酸菌性,嗜酸细胞性,嗜酸细胞学

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Histology.

    • : having an affinity for eosin and other acid dyes; acidophilic.

Examples

  • Most characteristic is the presence of Curschmann's spirals, Charcot-Leyden crystals, and eosinophilic leukocytes.

  • Certain structures take up only acid dyes, and are called acidophilic, oxyphilic, or eosinophilic.

  • 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.

  • Eosinophilic myelocytes are found only in myelogenous leukemia, where they are often very numerous.

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