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cytophilic
cytophilic adj.
Brit. 
/ˌsʌɪtə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪk/
, /ˌsʌɪtə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪk/U.S. /ˌsaɪdəˈfɪlɪk/
[probably after German cytophil (see cytophil adj.)] Immunology (a) designating the part of an antibody that binds antigen; of or relating to this part (now historical); (b) designating an antibody that attaches to the surface of a cell by a site other than its antigen-binding site./ˌsaɪdəˈfɪlɪk/ΘΚΠ
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tropic1898
cytophil1902
cytophilic1902
opsonic1903
tuberculo-opsonic1905
opsonoid1907
opsonocytophagic1910
reaginic1931
anti-nuclear1958
1902 Lancet 11 Oct. 982/1 (note) Each of the various bacteriogenic toxins probably contains a multitude of partial amboceptors with varying cytophilic and complementophilic affinities.
1933 W. W. C. Topley Outl. Immunity v. 81 The haptophore that attaches itself to the antigen-containing cell is the cytophilic group.
1960 S. V. Boyden & E. Sorkin in Immunology 3 281 It is reasonable to conclude that this effect is due to the presence in these sera of an antibody which has a strong affinity not only for the antigen, but also for certain cells which occur in the normal spleen. The term ‘cytophilic’ antibody is suggested for this substance.
2008 Allergy 63 1255 Eosinophils, mast cells and macrophages can be armed with the cytophilic IgE and become potent anti-tumor effectors, able to trace viable tumor cells in the tissues.
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