eosinophil
eosinophil — 名詞
- eosinophilsingular
- eosinophilsplural
1. A white blood cell with granules that turn red-orange when treated with eosin dy
嗜酸性球
含嗜酸性顆粒的白血球
A white blood cell with granules that turn red-orange when treated with eosin dye. Eosinophils help the body react to allergies and fight parasitic infections.
Folake's eosinophil count was higher than normal after her allergic reaction.
檢驗報告顯示 Folake 在過敏反應後，她的嗜酸性白血球數值高於正常範圍。
countable: 'eosinophil count' in blood tests
Sari's blood test showed high eosinophil levels after a hiking trip gave her an itchy foot.
Sari 的血液檢查顯示嗜酸性白血球數值偏高，因為健行回來後她的一隻腳奇癢無比。
collocation: 'eosinophil levels' in diagnostic context
Dr. Asher ordered a repeat eosinophil count to see if the allergy medication was working for Karim.
Asher 醫師為 Karim 安排了嗜酸性白血球複檢，以確認抗過敏藥物是否有效。
Walid's blood test showed a high eosinophil percentage, so the nurse asked about recent travel overseas.
Walid 的血液檢查顯示嗜酸性白血球比例偏高，護理師因此詢問他近期是否曾出國旅遊。
- granulocyte
A broader category of white blood cells that have visible granules; eosinophils are one type of granulocyte alongside neutrophils and basophils.
- leukocyte
The general medical term for any white blood cell; much wider in meaning than eosinophil.
文法句型
eosinophil + verb
adjective + eosinophil
用法筆記
Frequently used in the plural (eosinophils) because medical tests measure the total number of these cells in a blood sample, not an individual cell.
常見錯誤
eosinophil — 形容詞
- eosinophilpositive
- more eosinophilcomparative
- most eosinophilsuperlative
1. Relating to eosinophils or to eosinophilia, an abnormally high eosinophil count
嗜酸性
與嗜酸性白血球增多有關
Relating to eosinophils or to eosinophilia, an abnormally high eosinophil count in the blood or tissues.
Astrid was diagnosed with eosinophil asthma after a blood test showed high cell levels in her lungs.
Astrid 被診斷出嗜酸性氣喘，因為血液檢查顯示她肺部細胞數值偏高。
attributive use: eosinophil + [medical condition]
Xiu's skin biopsy showed eosinophil inflammation, which led the doctor to suspect an allergic cause.
Xiu 的皮膚切片顯示嗜酸性發炎，讓醫師懷疑是過敏引起的。
The gastroenterologist diagnosed Salma with eosinophil esophagitis after examining tissue from her esophagus.
腸胃科醫師在檢查 Salma 的食道組織後，診斷她患有嗜酸性食道炎。
Nadia's doctor prescribed steroids to control the eosinophil inflammation in her sinuses.
Nadia 的醫師開了類固醇來控制她鼻竇中的嗜酸性發炎。
- eosinophilic
The preferred adjective in formal medical terminology; 'eosinophil' as a modifier (e.g., 'eosinophil count') is technically an attributive noun rather than a true adjective.
文法句型
eosinophil(e) + noun
用法筆記
This sense appears almost exclusively in medical writing before a noun naming a disease, inflammation site, or tissue change. The longer form 'eosinophilic' is more common in formal medical texts.