ALL meanings of basophil
ba·so·phil
B b - adjective basophil (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes 3
- noun basophil a basophil cell, esp a leucocyte 3
- noun basophil a cell, substance, or tissue easily stained by basic dyes, as the beta cells in the anterior pituitary or certain white blood cells 3
- noun basophil A basophilic white blood cell. 1
- noun basophil Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance. 1
- noun basophil Anatomy. a white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basophilic granules in its cytoplasm. 1
- adjective basophil Biology. basophilic. 1
- noun basophil (cytology) Any cell that has granules stained by basic stains; but especially granular leukocytes. 0