What does eosinophilic mean?

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Adjective
  1. (cytology) That is readily stained by eosin.
  2. (medicine) Of, pertaining to an eosinophil or to eosinophilia.
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The tumor cells had slightly eosinophilic cytoplasm and pleomorphic nuclei with prominent nucleoli.
The nuclei were large and vesicular, with irregular nuclear contour and prominent eosinophilic nucleoli.
The distribution of these patchy infiltrates can be peripheral, resembling chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
These ducts were lined either by cylindrical eosinophilic cells or by clear mucinous cells.
The radiologic differential diagnosis included eosinophilic granuloma, hemangioma, and epidermoid tumor.
When eosin is used as a tissue stain, the acidophilic structures are sometimes referred to as eosinophilic.

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