Usually means: White blood cell, releases histamine.
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  1. basophil: Merriam-Webster
  2. basophil: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. basophil: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  7. basophil: Wiktionary
  8. basophil: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  11. Basophil: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. basophil: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Basophil: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  11. basophil: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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  13. basophil: Medical dictionary
  14. Basophil: Drug Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (basophil)

noun:  (cytology) Any cell that has granules stained by basic stains.
noun:  (cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
noun:  One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.

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