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Definition of Basophils
1. basophil [n] - See also: basophil
Medical Definition of Basophils
1. Granular leukocytes characterised by a relatively pale-staining, lobate nucleus and cytoplasm containing coarse dark-staining granules of variable size and stainable by basic dyes. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Basophils
Literary usage of Basophils
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medical Clinics of North America by Michael C. Fiore, Stephen S. Entman, Charles B. Rush (1921)
"The basophils showed a slight tendency to vacuolization. In the intermediate
areas chromophobe cells are more numerous. Many of these, however, ..."
2. Practice of Medicine by Frederick Tice (1922)
"Maximow has observed basophils in bone marrow and has described basophilic
myelocytes and ... Sabin states that basophils possess the power of locomotion. ..."
3. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"... 5%; with 5 or 6 nuclei, 3.9%; eosinophils, 5.5% ; basophils, about 1%. ...
of eosinophils from 0.2% to 13%; and basophils from 0.1% to 3%. ..."
4. Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"basophils play a special role in allergic reactions. • Lymphocytes are found in
the blood as ... As a group, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils may ..."
5. Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Recently both human mast cells and basophils have been shown to support B lymphocyte
IgE synthesis through a combination of IL-4 release and CD40 engagement ..."
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