Basophil: A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) with coarse bluish-black granules of uniform size within the cytoplasm and typically a bilobate (two-lobed) nucleus. Basophils are so named because their cytoplasmic granules stain with basic dyes. Basophils normally constitute 0.5 to 3% of the peripheral blood leukocytes. Basophils contain (and can release) histamine and serotonin. Also called a basophilic leukocyte.
basophil /ba·so·phil/ (ba´so-fil) 1. any structure, cell, or histologic element staining readily with basic dyes. 2. a granular leukocyte with an irregularly ...
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( bÄ ' sÉ™-fÄl, -zÉ™- ) also ba·so·phile ( -fÄ«l ' , -fÄl ) n. A cell, especially a white blood cell, having ...
This page includes the following topics and synonyms: Basophil Count, Basophil, Basophilia.
basophil (blood cell), type of white blood cell (leukocyte) that is characterized histologically by its ability to be stained by basic dyes and functionally by its role ...
noun 1. Biology . a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance. 2. Anatomy . a white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basophilic granules in its ...