| basophilia | 1. Having an affinity for basic dyes. 2. <haematology> Condition in which there is an excess of basophils in the blood. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| Grawitz' basophilia | 1. Having an affinity for basic dyes. 2. <haematology> Condition in which there is an excess of basophils in the blood. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| punctate basophilia | 1. A speckling of a blood cell or other structure with fine dots when exposed to the action of a basic stain, due to the presence of free basophil granules in the cell protoplasm. Synonym: punctate basophilia. 2. An orange peel appearance of the attached gingiva. 3. A roughening of the surfaces of a denture base to stimulate natural gingival stippling. (05 Mar 2000) |
| substantia basophilia | The material consisting of granular endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes that occurs in nerve cell bodies and dendrites. Synonym: basophil substance, basophilic substance, chromophil substance, Nissl bodies, Nissl granules, substantia basophilia, tigroid bodies, tigroid substance. (05 Mar 2000) |