Basophilia

Basophilia

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DiseasesDB = 29698
ICD10 = ICD10|D|75|8|d|70
ICD9 = ICD9|288.65
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Basophilia is a condition where the basophil quantity is abnormally elevated (more than 1010 basophils per liter of blood). [cite web |url=http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/clinpath/banq-im/hematology/toxic_neutrophils.htm |title=Cytoplasmic basophilia |accessdate=2008-09-20 |work=Veterinary Clinical Pathology Image Database |publisher=University of Montreal Veterinary College |date= ]

Causes

Basophilia as an isolated finding is uncommon. However it is a common feature of myeloproliferative disorders and particularly prominent in chronic granulocytic leukaemia. [cite book |title=Postgraduate Haematology |last=Ravandi |first=F. |authorlink= |coauthors=R. Hoffman |editor=A.V. Hoffbrand "et al." |year=2005 |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |location=Boston |isbn=1405108215 |chapter=Chapter 17. Phagocytes |pages=pp. 296-298 |url= ]

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  • basophilia — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1905 1. tendency to stain with basic dyes 2. an abnormal condition in which some tissue element has increased basophilia …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • basophilia — 1. A condition in which there are more than the usual number of basophilic leukocytes in the circulating blood (basophilic leukocytosis) or an increase in the proportion of parenchymatous basophilic cells in an organ (in the bone …   Medical dictionary

  • basophilia — noun the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes cytoplasmic basophilia • Derivationally related forms: ↑basophilic • Hypernyms: ↑stainability …   Useful english dictionary

  • basophilia — (1) Having an affinity for basic dyes. (2) Condition in which there is an excess of basophils in the blood …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • basophilia — /bay seuh fil ee euh, feel yeuh/, n. Pathol. an abnormal increase in the number of basophils in the blood, occurring in some types of leukemia, severe anemia, and other disorders. [1900 05; BASOPHIL + IA] * * * …   Universalium

  • basophilia — ba·so·phil·ia …   English syllables

  • basophilia — n. 1) a property of a microscopic structure whereby it shows an affinity for basic dyes. 2) an increase in the number of certain white blood cells (basophils) in the blood, which may occur in a variety of blood diseases …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • diffuse basophilia — basophilia in which erythrocytes are blue gray and not stippled …   Medical dictionary

  • punctate basophilia — noun see basophilia …   Useful english dictionary

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