noun
- Plural of oxyphil; cells or organisms that stain readily with acidic dyes due to their high content of cytoplasmic proteins and mitochondria.
Usage: technical; biology; histology
Examples
- The pathologist identified oxyphils in the tissue sample under the microscope.
- Oxyphils are commonly found in the salivary glands and pancreas.
- These oxyphils stain pink or red when treated with acidic dyes.
- The abundance of oxyphils in the specimen indicated high metabolic activity.
- Oxyphils are characterized by their rich mitochondrial content.