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好塩基球 (kouenkikyuu) Japanese meaning: basophil | Kotomora

好こう塩えん基き球きゅう

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Meanings

1

basophil

A type of white blood cell involved in allergic reactions and inflammation. Used in medical and biological contexts.

好こう塩えん基き球きゅうはアレルギー反はん応のうに関かん与よする

白はっ

血けっ

球きゅう

の

一いっ

種しゅ

です

。

Basophils are a type of white blood cell involved in allergic reactions.

Kanji

好fond, pleasing, like something
塩salt
基fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines
球ball, sphere

Related words

好こう酸さん球きゅう
Eosinophil, another type of granulocyte; often compared with basophils in blood cell discussions.
好こう中ちゅう球きゅう
Neutrophil, the most common type of white blood cell; differs in staining properties and function.

Etymology

From 好 (こう, 'affinity for') + 塩基 (えんき, 'base') + 球 (きゅう, 'cell'), referring to the cell's affinity for basic dyes in staining.