[1890–95; basophil + -ic]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blip, historicism, masochism, plein-air, pogey-ic is a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally inGreek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses“having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the basenoun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic)
Examples of 'basophilic' in a sentence
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Microscopy showed extensive tissue fragmentation generally associated with ovoid basophilic bodies resembling bacterial aggregates.
Mathieu G. Séré, Pablo Tortosa, Pascale Chabanet, Jean Turquet, Jean-Pascal Quod,Michael H. Schleyer 2013, 'Bacterial Communities Associated with Porites White Patch Syndrome (PWPS) on ThreeWestern Indian Ocean (WIO) Coral Reefs', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0083746. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Histologically, the tumor consisted of basophilic large cells with deviated nuclei.
Tomohiro Yamada, DDS, PhD, Naoya Kitamura, DDS, PhD, Eri Sasabe, DDS, PhD, TetsuyaYamamoto, DDS, PhD 2015, 'Plasmablastic lymphoma of the upper gingiva in an HIV-negative elderly patient', Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Caseshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214541915000073. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cutaneous histological analysis showed amorphous basophilic deposits in the dermis suggestive of calcium deposits.
Juan Pablo Castanedo-Cázares, Amalia Reyes-Herrera, Diana Hernández-Blanco, CuauhtémocOros-Ovalle, Bertha Torres-Álvarez 2015, 'Metastatic Calcinosis Cutis: A Case in a Child with Acute Pre-B Cell LymphoblasticLeukemia', Case Reports in Hematologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/384821. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both eosinophilic and basophilic (amphophilic) inclusions were seen.
A. H. Cheema*, I. Ahmed, G. Mustafa and A. Aslam 2012, 'Peracute Infectious Canine Hepatitis', Pakistan Veterinary Journalhttp://pvj.com.pk/pdf-files/32_2/277-279.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Muscle biopsy tissue from a patient showed myopathic features, including small basophilic fibers with vacuoles.
Mahoney Lane J, Lidov Hart GW, Estrella Elicia A, Duncan Anna R, Boyden Steven E,Katz Jonathan S, Kunkel Louis M, Kang Peter B 2011, 'Molecular diagnosis of hereditary inclusion body myopathy by linkage analysis andidentification of a novel splice site mutation in GNE', BMC Medical Geneticshttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/12/87. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Peripheral smear revealed basophilic stippling and reticulocytosis.
Nurka Pranjić, Hamza Mujagić, Mahmud Nurkić, Jasenko Karamehić, Slobodan Pavlović 2002, 'Assessment of health effects in workers at gasoline station', Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Scienceshttp://www.bjbms.org/ojs//index.php/bjbms/article/view/3579. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They comprised strongly basophilic smooth laminated spherical particles which may enclose faintly stained substances.
Mahir A.G. Kubba 2017, 'Pulmonary ossification and microlithiasis in a bitch with multicentric mammary tumors',Open Veterinary Journalhttp://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/OVJ-2017-03-047%20M.A.G.%20Kubba.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)