eosinophil

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/

Noun

eosinophil (plural eosinophils)

1. (cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.

Synonyms

• acidophil
• eosinophil granulocyte
• eosinophilic granulocyte
• eosinocyte

Hypernyms

• granulocyte
• multinuclear leukocyte
• polymorphonuclear leukocyte
• PMN
• PML

Derived terms

• eosinophil granulocyte
• eosinophilia
• eosinophilic
• eosinophilous
• hypereosinophilia

Related terms

• eosinopenia
• eosinophiluria
• eosinopoiesis

Translations

type of white blood cell

• Czech: eosinofil m
• Dutch: eosinofiel m
• Finnish: eosinofiili
• French: éosinophile (fr) m
• Galician: eosinófilo (gl) m
• Greek: ηωσινόφιλα (el) n pl (iosinófila)
• Italian: eosinofilo (it) m
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: êzonofîl f

• Portuguese: granulócito eosinófilo m, eosinófilo m
• Russian: эозинофи́льный гранулоци́т m (eozinofílʹnyj granulocít), эозинофи́л (ru) m (eozinofíl)
• Spanish: eosinófilo m
• Swedish: eosinofil (sv) c

Adjective

eosinophil (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of eosinophilic

Alternative forms

• eosinophile