different between acidophil vs acidocyte

acidophil

English

Etymology

acid +? -o- +? -phil

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??s?d?f?l/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /??s???f?l/

Noun

acidophil (plural acidophils)

  1. (immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
  2. One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.

Synonyms

  • (endocrine acidophilic cell of the adenohypophysis): alpha cell

Related terms

  • acidophile, acidophilic

Anagrams

  • haploidic

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

acidophil (comparative acidophiler, superlative am acidophilsten)

  1. acidophilic

Declension

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acidocyte

English

Etymology

acid +? -o- +? -cyte

Noun

acidocyte (plural acidocytes)

  1. (obsolete, cytology) eosinophilic leukocyte

acidocyte From the web:

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