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EOSINOPHIL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A leukocyte readily stained with eosin

Synonyms:

eosinophil; eosinophile

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("eosinophil" is a kind of...):

leucocyte; leukocyte; WBC; white blood cell; white blood corpuscle; white cell; white corpuscle (blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system)

Derivation:

eosinophilic (of or relating to eosinophil)

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 Context examples: 

This allele, which encodes small inducible cytokine A26 protein, plays a role in the chemotactaxis of eosinophils and basophils in inflammatory processes.CCL26 may contribute to eosinophil accumulation in atopic diseases.

(CCL26 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A decrease in the number of mature granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils) in the peripheral blood. — 2004

(Neutropenia, NCI Thesaurus)

Pemirolast also prevents inflammatory mediator release from eosinophils.

(Pemirolast, NCI Thesaurus)

Pemirolast potassium also prevents inflammatory mediator release from eosinophils.

(Pemirolast Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)

Any process that decreases the frequency, rate or extent of apoptosis in neutrophils, eosinophils or basophils.

(Negative Regulation of Myeloid Cell Apoptotic Process, NCI Thesaurus)

Nedocromil sodium inhibits the activation and release of inflammatory mediators (leukotrienes, histamine and prostaglandins) from a variety of cells involved in hypersensitivity reactions, including mast cells, eosinophils, neutrophils, macrophages, monocytes and platelets.

(Nedocromil Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Myeloblasts become mature white blood cells called granulocytes (neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils).

(Myeloblast, NCI Dictionary)

Any apoptotic process occurring in a neutrophil, eosinophil or basophil.

(Myeloid Cell Apoptotic Process, NCI Thesaurus)

Nedocromil inhibits the activation and release of inflammatory mediators (leukotrienes, histamine and prostaglandins) from a variety of cells involved in hypersensitivity reactions, including mast cells, eosinophils, neutrophils, macrophages, monocytes and platelets.

(Nedocromil Calcium, NCI Thesaurus)

IL-5Ra, expressed on both eosinophils and basophils, plays a key role in asthma.

(Benralizumab, NCI Thesaurus)