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mast leukocyte (1) Mast cell. (2) Basophil.ba·so·phil·ic leu·ko·cyte (bā'sō-fil'ik lū'kō-sīt) A polymorphonuclear leukocyte characterized by many large, coarse, metachromatic granules (dark purple or blue-black with Wright stain) that usually fill the cytoplasm and may almost mask the nucleus; they usually do not occur in increased numbers as the result of acute infectious disease; the granules, which contain heparin and histamine, may degranulate in response to hypersensitivity reactions and can be of significance in general inflammation. Synonym(s): mast leukocyte. |