- heterophils
- n. white blood cell which is easily stained with neutral dyes, neutrophil
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
heterophils
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leukocyte — leukocytic /looh keuh sit ik/, adj. /looh keuh sit /, n. Immunol. See white blood cell. Also, leucocyte. [1865 70; LEUKO + CYTE] * * * or white blood cell or white corpuscle Any of several types of blood cells that help defend the body from … Universalium
heterophilic — het·ero·phil·ic (het″ər o filґik) 1. pertaining to or having heterophils. 2. staining with a type of stain other than the usual one. 3. heterophile. 4. of cell adhesion molecules, binding to a nonidentical cell adhesion molecule in an… … Medical dictionary
