EOSINOPHILIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eosinophilic mean? 

• EOSINOPHILIC (adjective)
  The adjective EOSINOPHILIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to eosinophil

  Familiarity information: EOSINOPHILIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EOSINOPHILIC (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 rare myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by a clonal proliferation of eosinophilic precursors resulting in persistently increased numbers of eosinophils in the blood, marrow and peripheral tissues.

(Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia, Not Otherwise Specified, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

Scientists have discovered that the absence of a specific protein in cells lining the esophagus may cause inflammation and tissue damage in people with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).

(Eosinophilic esophagitis may be due to missing protein, National Institutes of Health)

Chronic myeloproliferative disorders include chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), polycythemia vera, primary myelofibrosis, essential thrombocythemia, chronic neutrophilic leukemia, and chronic eosinophilic leukemia.

(Chronic myeloproliferative disorder, NCI Dictionary)

It is composed of round or oval cells with abundant clear or eosinophilic cytoplasm and distinct cell borders.

(Clear Cell-Sugar-Tumor of the Lung, NCI Thesaurus)

These features include solid proliferations of polygonal neoplastic cells with eosinophilic and granular cytoplasm.

(Ovarian Steroid Cell Tumor, Not Otherwise Specified, NCI Thesaurus)

Based on the cytoplasmic characteristics of the neoplastic cells, this type of carcinoma is classified as classic (typical) or eosinophilic.

(Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The cystic spaces contain eosinophilic hyaline material or mucin.

(Cervical Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of large malignant cells with ground glass cytoplasm and stromal eosinophilic infiltrates.

(Cervical Adenosquamous Carcinoma, Glassy Cell Variant, NCI Thesaurus)

An acute eosinophilic leukemia occurring in children.

(Childhood Acute Eosinophilic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, invasive colon adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of sheets of malignant epithelial cells with vesicular nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm.

(Colon Medullary Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)