basophil

ˈbeɪsəfɪl

Definition

Definition of basophil - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

immune response

TECH.

white blood cell with granules stained by basic dyes

TECH.

Basophils release histamine during allergic reactions.

granulocyte

leukocyte

white cell

biology

TECH.

endocrine cell in the adenohypophysis

TECH.

Basophils in the pituitary gland regulate hormone secretion.

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white blood cell with granules stained by basic dyes

Origin of basophil

Greek, basis (base) + philos (loving)

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beta cell

adenohypophysis

basophil in the adenohypophysis

baso

abbr.

abr: basophil

white blood cell type that helps fight infection

Examples of basophil in a sentence

Doctors study basophils to understand allergies.
Scientists study basophils to understand immune responses.
Basophils play a crucial role in allergic reactions.

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French:basophile, cellule basophile, ...
German:Basophiler Granulozyt, basophile Zelle, ...
Italian:basofilo, ...
Spanish:basófilo, célula basófila, ...
Portuguese:basófilo, célula basófila, ...
Chinese:嗜碱性粒细胞, 嗜碱性细胞, ...
Japanese:好塩基球, ...
Arabic:خَلِيَّة قاعِدِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:בָּזוֹפִיל, תָּא בְּזוֹפִילִי, ...
Russian:базофил, эндокринная клетка, ...
Ukrainian:базофіл, базофільна клітина, ...
Hindi:बेसोफिल, एंडोक्राइन कोशिका, ...
Bengali:বেসোফিল, ...
Catalan:basòfil, cèl.lula basòfila, ...
Czech:bazofil, bazofilní buňka, ...
Danish:basofil, basofil celle, ...
Dutch:basofiel, endocriene cel, ...
Greek:βασεόφιλο, ...
Hungarian:bazofil, bazofil sejt, ...
Khmer:កោសិកាបាសូភីល, កោសិកាក្នុងផ្នែកខាងមុខនៃក្រពេញអ៊ីប៉ូហ្វីស, ...
Korean:호염기구, 호염기성 세포, ...
Persian:بازوفیل, سلول بازوفیل, ...
Polish:bazofil, komórka bazofilna, ...
Portuguese (BR):basófilo, célula basófila, ...
Romanian:bazofil, ...
Swedish:basofil, basofila celler, ...
Thai:เบโซฟิล, ...
Turkish:bazofil, endokrin hücre, ...
Vietnamese:bạch cầu ưa kiềm, basophil, ...

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Definition of basophil - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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