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EOSINOPHILIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to eosinophil
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
eosinophil (a leukocyte readily stained with eosin)
Derivation:
eosinophil (a leukocyte readily stained with eosin)
Context examples:
A carcinoid tumor that arises from the ovary and is characterized by the presence of round cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm forming cribriform patterns.
(Ovarian Insular Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign neoplasm composed of large cells with abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm.
(Oncocytic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A usually benign neoplasm composed of large cells with abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm.
(Oncocytic Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign neoplasm composed of large cells with abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm (oncocytes).
(Oncocytic Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A spindle-shaped neoplastic cell with eosinophilic and granular, often abundant cytoplasm.
(Neoplastic Eosinophilic Spindle Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
Myeloproliferative disorders include chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), polycythemia vera, primary myelofibrosis, essential thrombocythemia, chronic neutrophilic leukemia, and chronic eosinophilic leukemia.
(Myeloproliferative disorder, NCI Dictionary)
It is characterized by the presence of plump eosinophilic cells with abundant granular cytoplasm.
(Oral Cavity Benign Granular Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Patients usually present with chronic eosinophilic leukemia, and less often with acute myeloid leukemia or T-lymphoblastic leukemia.
(Myeloid and Lymphoid Neoplasms with PDGFRA Rearrangement, NCI Thesaurus)
Patients usually present with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and less often with atypical chronic myeloid leukemia, or chronic eosinophilic leukemia.
(Myeloid Neoplasms with PDGFRB Rearrangement, NCI Thesaurus)
An adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of large malignant epithelial cells with abundant granular eosinophilic cytoplasm (oncocytes).
(Oxyphilic Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
