HETEROPHIL


Meaning of HETEROPHIL in English

/het"euhr euh fil/ , adj.

1. Also, heterophilic . Immunol. (of an antibody) having an affinity for an antigen other than its specific antigen.

n.

2. Cell Biol. a neutrophil.

Also, heterophile /het"euhr euh fuyl'/ .

[ 1915-20; HETERO- + -PHIL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .