BASOPHILS Antonyms

• a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus

• a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm

• blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system

• an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection

• a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria

• the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes

• tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting

• tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting