basophilic leukocyte
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leukocyte — A type of cell formed in the myelopoietic, lymphoid, and reticular portions of the reticuloendothelial system in various parts of the body, and normally present in those sites and in the circulating blood (rarely in other tissues). Under various… … Medical dictionary
basophil — ba·so·phil bā sə .fil, zə or ba·so·phile .fīl n a basophilic substance or structure esp a white blood cell with basophilic granules that is similar in function to a mast cell * * * n. a variety of white blood cell distinguished by the presence in … Medical dictionary
mast cell — noun a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation • Syn: ↑mastocyte, ↑labrocyte • Hypernyms: ↑somatic cell, ↑vegetative cell •… … Useful english dictionary
Döhle bodies — are light blue gray, oval, basophilic, leukocyte inclusions located in the peripheral cytoplasm of neutrophils. They measure 1 3 µm in diameter. Not much is known about their formation, but are thought to be remnants of the rough endoplasmic… … Wikipedia
Karl Gottfried Paul Döhle — (June 6, 1855 December 7, 1928) was a German pathologist who was a native of Mühlhausen. He was a student at Tübingen, Leipzig, Strassburg and Kiel, where he received his doctorate in 1882. Afterwards he was an assistant at the pathological… … Wikipedia
basocyte — SYN: basophilic leukocyte. [G. basis, base, + kytos, cell] * * * ba·so·cyte bā sə .sīt, zə n BASOPHIL … Medical dictionary
basophilocyte — SYN: basophilic leukocyte … Medical dictionary
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
leukemia — Progressive proliferation of abnormal leukocytes found in hemopoietic tissues, other organs, and usually in the blood in increased numbers. L. is classified by the dominant cell type, and by duration from onset to death. This occurs in acute l.… … Medical dictionary
