BASOPHIL

basophil, basophile

(noun) a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains

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basophil (plural basophils)

(cytology) Any cell that has granules stained by basic stains.

(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.

One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.

• (endocrine acidophilic cell of the adenohypophysis): beta cell

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9 March 2025

(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”

Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.