Term Name: | mature eosinophil |
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Synonyms: | mature eosinocyte, mature eosinophil leucocyte, mature eosinophil leukocyte, polymorphonuclear leucocyte, polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
Definition: | A fully differentiated eosinophil, a granular leukocyte with a nucleus that usually has two lobes connected by one or more slender threads, and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules that are uniform in size and which can be stained by the dye eosin. Cells are also differentiated from other granulocytes by a small nuclear-to-cytoplasm ratio (1:3). This cell type is CD49d-positive. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [CL:0000041] |