basophil
noun
ba·so·phil
ˈbā-sə-ˌfil
-zə-
variants
or less commonly basophile
ˈbā-sə-ˌfī(-ə)l
-zə-
: a basophilic substance or structure
especially
: a white blood cell containing basophilic granules that is similar in function to a mast cell
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