eosinophil

English

Etymology

From German eosinophil, from eosin (“rose dye, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) +‎ -in”) +‎ -o- +‎ -phile.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/

Noun

eosinophil (plural eosinophils)

(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.

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Translations

type of white blood cell

Czech: eosinofil m
Dutch: eosinofiel m
Finnish: eosinofiili
French: éosinophile (fr) m
Galician: eosinófilo (gl) m
Greek: ηωσινόφιλα (el) n pl (iosinófila)
Italian: eosinofilo (it) m
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: êzonofîl f
Portuguese: granulócito eosinófilo m, eosinófilo m
Russian: эозинофи́льный гранулоци́т m (eozinofílʹnyj granulocít), эозинофи́л (ru) m (eozinofíl)
Spanish: eosinófilo m
Swedish: eosinofil (sv) c

Adjective

eosinophil (not comparable)

Alternative form of eosinophilic.

Alternative forms

eosinophile