"acidophil" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈsɪdəfɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈsɪɾəfɪl/ [General-American] Forms: acidophils [plural]
Etymology: acid + -o- + -phil Etymology templates: {{affix|en|acid|-o-|-phil}} acid + -o- + -phil Head templates: {{en-noun}} acidophil (plural acidophils)
  1. (immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body. Categories (topical): Immunology
    Sense id: en-acidophil-en-noun-eNQwUw5v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o-, English terms suffixed with -phil Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phil: 61 39 Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
  2. One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
    Sense id: en-acidophil-en-noun-tNq2HuU5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alpha cell Related terms: acidophile, acidophilic

Inflected forms

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