basophilic

Definitions

Examples

• Nuclei and certain other structures in the blood are stained by the basic dyes, and are hence called basophilic.

• Nuclei, basophilic granules, and all blood parasites are blue; erythrocytes are red or pink; eosinophilic granules, bright red.

• Myelocytes are named according to the character of their granules—neutrophilic, eosinophilic, and basophilic myelocytes.

• The basophilic variety is less common, and is confined to long-standing severe myelogenous leukemia.