"eosinophil" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/
Etymology: From German eosinophil, as eosin (rose dye) [from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in] + -o- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|eosinophil}} German eosinophil, {{der|en|grc|ἠώς|t=dawn}} Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) Head templates: {{en-adjective|-}} eosinophil (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of eosinophilic Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: eosinophilic Synonyms: eosinophile
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Noun

IPA: /i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/ Forms: eosinophils [plural]
Etymology: From German eosinophil, as eosin (rose dye) [from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in] + -o- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|eosinophil}} German eosinophil, {{der|en|grc|ἠώς|t=dawn}} Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} eosinophil (plural eosinophils)
  1. (cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body. Categories (topical): Cytology, Immunology Synonyms: acidophil, eosinophil granulocyte, eosinophilic granulocyte, eosinocyte Hypernyms: granulocyte, multinuclear leukocyte, polymorphonuclear leukocyte, PMN, PML Derived forms: eosinophil granulocyte, eosinophilia, eosinophilic, eosinophilous, hypereosinophilia Related terms: eosinopenia, eosinophiluria, eosinopoiesis Translations (type of white blood cell): eosinofil [masculine] (Czech), eosinofiel [masculine] (Dutch), eosinofiili (Finnish), éosinophile [masculine] (French), eosinófilo [masculine] (Galician), ηωσινόφιλα (iosinófila) [neuter, plural] (Greek), eosinofilo [masculine] (Italian), êzonofîl [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), granulócito eosinófilo [masculine] (Portuguese), eosinófilo [masculine] (Portuguese), эозинофи́льный гранулоци́т (eozinofílʹnyj granulocít) [masculine] (Russian), эозинофи́л (eozinofíl) [masculine] (Russian), eosinófilo [masculine] (Spanish), eosinofil [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-eosinophil-en-noun-UTp607c9 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 52 48 Topics: biology, cytology, immunology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἠώς",
        "t": "dawn"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German eosinophil, as eosin (rose dye) [from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in] + -o- + -phile.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "eosinophil (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adjective"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "eosinophilic"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of eosinophilic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eosinophilic",
          "eosinophilic#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "eosinophile"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Eosinophil granulocyte"
  ],
  "word": "eosinophil"
}

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