EOSINOPHIL from the Latin eos, 'dawn' and phyla, 'friend'; An eosinophil is a leukocyte or white blood cell of small granulocyte type, which differentiates from hematopoiesis from stem cells produced in the bone marrow, and which has a half-life in the blood circulation of 6 to 12 hours, from which they migrate to the tissues where they live for several days. It participates in eliminating invaders and foreign bodies that have been marked by the immune system. Not to be confused with SINÓFILO, who is someone who likes Chinese culture and/or its people
