Dictionary

eosinophil en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/

Etymology

From German eosinophil, from eosin (“rose dye, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in”) + -o- + -phil.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of eosinophilic.
   alt of eosinophilic

Forms

eosinophil en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/

Etymology

From German eosinophil, from eosin (“rose dye, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in”) + -o- + -phil.

Meanings

1. A white blood cell responsible for combating parasitic infections in the body.

Forms

Deriveds

eosinophilia · eosinophiluria · eosinophil granulocyte · eosinophilopenia · eosinophilopoiesis · eosinophilic · hypereosinophilia · eosinophilous

Hypernyms

PMN · polymorphonuclear leukocyte · PML · granulocyte · multinuclear leukocyte

Relateds

eosinopoiesis · eosinopenia

Synonyms

eosinophil granulocyte · eosinophilic granulocyte · acidophil · eosinocyte

Translations (15)

el ηωσινόφιλα (type of white blood cell) · pt eosinófilo (type of white blood cell) · it eosinofilo (type of white blood cell) · kmr êzonofîl (type of white blood cell) · ru эозинофи́л (type of white blood cell) · cs eosinofil (type of white blood cell) · fi eosinofiili (type of white blood cell) · ru эозинофи́льный гранулоци́т (type of white blood cell) · fr éosinophile (type of white blood cell) · es eosinófilo (type of white blood cell) · sv eosinofil (type of white blood cell) · gl eosinófilo (type of white blood cell) · ca eosinòfil (type of white blood cell) · nl eosinofiel (type of white blood cell) · pt granulócito eosinófilo (type of white blood cell)