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eosinophil
eosinophil definition
eo·sino·phil (ē′ō sin′ə fil′)
noun
Biol. any structure, cell, etc. readily stainable with eosin; esp., the granular white blood cells that increase greatly in number in certain allergic and parasitic diseases
also eosinophile e′o·sin′o·phile′ (-fīl′)
Related Forms:
- eosinophilic e′o·sin′o·phil′ic (-fil′ik) adjective
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