Definition of eosinophilic in English:
eosinophilic
adjectiveˌiːə(ʊ)ˌsɪnəˈfɪlɪk
1Physiology
(of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
Example sentencesExamples
- The nuclei were surrounded by a rim of deeply eosinophilic cytoplasm.
- Case 49 showed ductal structures mixed with islands of cells with brightly eosinophilic, granular cytoplasm.
- These ducts were lined either by cylindrical eosinophilic cells or by clear mucinous cells.
- The nuclei were large and vesicular, with irregular nuclear contour and prominent eosinophilic nucleoli.
- There was a moderate amount of lightly eosinophilic cytoplasm, and cytoplasmic borders were ill-defined.
2Medicine
Relating to or marked by eosinophilia.
Example sentencesExamples
- Eosinophilic bronchitis, however, differs from asthma in several important ways.
- The walls of digestive organs swelled and food became stalled in the stomach; both of these findings are characteristic of human eosinophilic gastrointestinal inflammation.
- The radiologic differential diagnosis included eosinophilic granuloma, hemangioma, and epidermoid tumor.
- In our view this provides further evidence that eosinophilic airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness are not causally associated.
- The distribution of these patchy infiltrates can be peripheral, resembling chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
Definition of eosinophilic in US English:
eosinophilic
adjectiveˌēəsinəˈfilikˌiəsɪnəˈfɪlɪk
1Physiology
(of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
Example sentencesExamples
- These ducts were lined either by cylindrical eosinophilic cells or by clear mucinous cells.
- There was a moderate amount of lightly eosinophilic cytoplasm, and cytoplasmic borders were ill-defined.
- Case 49 showed ductal structures mixed with islands of cells with brightly eosinophilic, granular cytoplasm.
- The nuclei were surrounded by a rim of deeply eosinophilic cytoplasm.
- The nuclei were large and vesicular, with irregular nuclear contour and prominent eosinophilic nucleoli.
2Medicine
Relating to or marked by eosinophilia.
Example sentencesExamples
- The walls of digestive organs swelled and food became stalled in the stomach; both of these findings are characteristic of human eosinophilic gastrointestinal inflammation.
- Eosinophilic bronchitis, however, differs from asthma in several important ways.
- In our view this provides further evidence that eosinophilic airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness are not causally associated.
- The radiologic differential diagnosis included eosinophilic granuloma, hemangioma, and epidermoid tumor.
- The distribution of these patchy infiltrates can be peripheral, resembling chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.