polychromatophil

[ pŏl′ē-krō-mătə-fĭl′, -krōmə-tə- ]

n.

A young or degenerated red blood cell staining with acid, neutral, or basic dyes. polychromatic cell polychromatocyte

adj.

Staining readily with acid, neutral, or basic dyes.

Words nearby polychromatophil

Example sentences from the Web for polychromatophil

  • The polychromatophil discs are not, they say, dying forms, but on the contrary represent young individuals.

    Histology of the Blood |Paul Ehrlich
  • The polychromatophil degeneration can frequently be observed in nucleated red blood corpuscles, particularly in the megaloblasts.

    Histology of the Blood |Paul Ehrlich