Definitions
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- noun a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains
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Examples
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The basophile granules of the "mast" cells are coccal-shaped, of various size -- often quite powdery.
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The _basophile_ granular cells are few -- but the granules are large, and stain deeply basophile.
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The coarse granules of the _eosinophile_ cells appear to stain less deeply oxyphile, probably owing to the basophile staining of the cytoplasm.
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_eosinophile_ cells are large cells up to 20µ, the cytoplasm is basophile and contains coarse coccal-shaped oxyphile granules, and the nucleus is often much divided.
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