Usually means: Attracted to basic (alkaline) dyes.
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  1. basophilic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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▸ adjective:  Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.

Similar:
basophilous, acidophilic, chromatophilic, amphophilic, gentianophilic, eosinophilic, erythrophilous, gentianophilous, congophilic, safranophile, more...

Opposite:
eosinophilic, acidophilic, basophobic

Phrases:
Basophilic stippling, basophilic leukemia, basophilic erythroblast, basophilic cell, basophilic leukocyte, more...

Adjectives:
more, less, large, densely, abundant, small, characteristic, weakly, cytoplasm, pale, scanty

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Similar:
basophilous, acidophilic, chromatophilic, amphophilic, gentianophilic, eosinophilic, erythrophilous, gentianophilous, congophilic, safranophile, more...

Opposite:
eosinophilic, acidophilic, basophobic

Phrases:
Basophilic stippling, basophilic leukemia, basophilic erythroblast, basophilic cell, basophilic leukocyte, basophilic myelocyte, basophilic aggregation test, basophilic leukocytosis, basophilic leukopenia, more...

Adjectives:
more, less, large, densely, abundant, small, characteristic, weakly, cytoplasm, pale, scanty

Colors:
    indigo,     sapphire,     azure,     royal blue,     midnight blue, more...



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