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eosinophil
Term: eosinophil (eosino-phil)
Origin:
e?????/eosine(=eosin, a red fluorescent dye)
Anc Greek
>??? ? ???/ eos or Eos(=dawn or Greek Goddess of the Dawn )
>????/avos(=dawn)
+-?????/phileo(=-phil, combining form for ?love?, ?kiss?, ?have tenderness for?)
>????????/pilnamai(=to contact, to approach)
>?????/philia(=philia, combining form meaning ?affection? , ?friendship? or ?mutual love?.
Literally meaning : affinity to eosin a fluorescent dye resembling colors of dawn.
Coined
In 1879 by by German-Jewish scientist in the field of immunology and pathology Paul Ehrlich (1854 ?1915 who based on the affinity of eosinophil?s granules for acid staining.
Definition:
Eosinophil is a granular leukocyte having a nucleus with two lobes stained by eosin or other acid dyes.
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Xenophilia Or Xenophily
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Xerophile
Term: xerophile Literally meaning: ?tendency for dry conditions? Origin: Anc Greek?????/xeros(=dry)+?????/philia (=philia, combining form meaning ?affection?, ?friendship? or ?mutual love?) >?????/phileo (verb meaning ?love?,...
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Syphilis
Term: syphilis Literally meaning: ?swine love? Origin: Anc Greek???/sys(=sow, swine) +?????/philia (=philia, combining form meaning ?affection?, ?friendship? or ?mutual love?) >>?????/phileo (verb meaning ?love?, ?kiss?, ?have tenderness...
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Parahemophilia
Term: parahemophilia Literally meaning: ?almost hemophilia/mild form of hemophilia? Origin: Anc Greek????-/para-(=pefix denoting intentification, ?beside?, ?near?, ?contrary of? ?side by side? ?past by?, ?beyond?) + ????/hema(=blood) +?????/philia (=philia,...
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Hemophilia Or Haemophilia
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