An increase in the number of basophils in the blood.
A property of a microscopic structure whereby it shows an affinity for basic dyes.
The blueish appearance under the microscope of immature red blood corpuscles when stained by certain dyes. This appearance, with the blue areas collected in points, is seen in lead poisoning and the condition is called punctate basophilia. The term basophilia may also mean an increase in the numbers of basophil cells in the blood.
A pathological condition in which basophilic erythrocytes are found in the blood.