Usually means: White blood cells; fight allergens.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word basophils:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. basophils: Merriam-Webster
  2. basophils: Collins English Dictionary
  3. basophils: Wordnik
  4. basophils: Wiktionary
  5. basophils: Dictionary.com
  6. Basophils: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Basophils: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Basophils: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. basophils: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Basophils: Merck Manuals
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Basophils: Medical dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. basophils: Cytokines & Cells Online Pathfinder Encyclopaedia

(Note: See basophil as well.)

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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