basophil, basophile

basophil, basophile
1. A cell with granules that stain specifically with basic dyes. 2. SYN: basophilic. 3. A phagocytic leukocyte of the blood characterized by numerous basophilic granules containing heparin and histamine and leukotrines; except for its segmented nucleus, it is morphologically and physiologically similar to the mast cell though they originate from different stem cells in the bone marrow. [baso- + G. phileo, to love]
- tissue b. SYN: mast cell.

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  • basophil — also basophile noun Date: circa 1890 a basophilic substance or structure; especially a white blood cell containing basophilic granules that is similar in function to a mast cell …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • basophile — noun see basophil …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • basophil — /bay seuh fil/, n. 1. Biol. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance. 2. Anat. a white blood cell having a two lobed nucleus and basophilic granules in its cytoplasm. adj. 3. Biol. basophilic. Also, basophile /bay seuh fuyl , fil/. [1885 …   Universalium

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