Definition of acidophil in English:
acidophil
noun əˈsɪdə(ʊ)fɪləˈsidəˌfil
Physiology An acidophilic white blood cell.
Example sentencesExamples
- No definite correlation was found between the number of acidophil bodies and grade or stage in this sample.
- At high power, chromophils can be seen to consist of acidophils and basophils, based on stain affinity in optimal sections with hematoxylin and eosin.
- Many of the chromophobes may be acidophils or basophils that have degranulated and thereby are depleted of hormone.
- Ehrlich had made a clear distinction between acidophil and basophil leukocytes.
- The cytoplasm of acidophils stain bright red, basophils deep blue, and chromophobes gray.