punctate basophilia
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punctate basophilia — noun see basophilia … Useful english dictionary
basophilia — 1. A condition in which there are more than the usual number of basophilic leukocytes in the circulating blood (basophilic leukocytosis) or an increase in the proportion of parenchymatous basophilic cells in an organ (in the bone … Medical dictionary
basoerythrocyte — A red blood cell that manifests changes of basophilic degeneration, such as basophilic stippling, punctate basophilia, or basophilic granules … Medical dictionary
stippling — 1. A speckling of a blood cell or other structure with fine dots when exposed to the action of a basic stain, due to the presence of free basophil granules in the cell protoplasm. SYN: punctate basophilia. 2. An orange peel appearance of t … Medical dictionary
stippled cell — an erythrocyte containing granules of varying size and shape, taking a basic or bluish stain with Wright stain, as in punctate basophilia … Medical dictionary
basophilic stippling — the presence of basophilic granules, consisting of precipitated ribosomal RNA, in the cytoplasm of erythrocytes, seen in conditions of defective heme synthesis (such as β thalassemia) and in lead poisoning. Called also punctate basophilia … Medical dictionary
