"polymorphs & esinophils"

Question

Is there a doctor in the house? Here's the phrase I want to translate into Spanish.

The biopsy revealed a heavy dermal inflammatory cell infiltrate with lots of polymorphs and esinophils

I have 2 issues with this, one is what does it actually mean, I'll look up polymorphs & esinophils the main thing is though how to best express this in Spanish?

Oh, and don't panic, I'm not doing this professionally, I'm trying to help somebody communicate with a Doctor.

Answer 1

Birdland, I'm a licensed medical technologist with the American Society of Clinical Pathology. Qfreed has given you a good explanation of what these cells are. Do you still need a translation? If so, I'll give it a shot, but I'll most likely need help from a native speaker. We normally use translators for these things.

Here's my try

La biopsia indicó un infiltrado de las células dérmicos inflamatorios con muchos leucocitos granulocíticos y eosinófilos

This probably needs a lot of help. I'm not sure about making these plural. The "leucocitos granulocíticos" are the poly cells, so I'm not sure if I've got the adjectives in the correct place.

Maybe someone else can help clean it up. I hope this helps. Remember, I'm a beginner here.

Very helpful, thanks. It seems there may be a doctor there who speaks English so that should sort out a lot of potential problems. Thanks a lot for your help. - lagartijaverde, Sep 23, 2011

Answer 2

As far as what it means, here is an article that explains in simple language what they are Here

Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell (corpuscle) and take up the red dye eosin when blood is examined under a microscope by the commonest method. They accumulate wherever allergic reactions like those in asthma take place. Their natural role is to defend us against parasites. In fact allergies such as asthma are probably a malfunction of our protective mechanism against parasites.

Also

Neutrophils (polymorphs), which can remove and kill bacteria and particles of foreign material. The name 'neutrophil' ('neutro' = neutral, 'phil' = loving) comes from the fact that they contain granules which are neither acidic nor alkaline. The mixture of dyestuffs used to make cells easily visible under the microscope is concocted to show this, because acidic substances become blue from the dye 'haematoxylin' and alkaline substances become red from the dye 'eosin'. The name 'polymorph' ('poly' = many, 'morph' = shape) comes from the fact that like almost all cells in the body they have a nucleus, but unlike other cells their nucleus can have a variety of (many) shapes, consisting of usually one to five connected lumps or 'lobes'.

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I spent a good part of my life counting blood cell differentials. :) - 0066c384, Sep 22, 2011

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Excellent helpful stuff gfreed, thanks - lagartijaverde, Sep 23, 2011

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Answer 3

Bruce asked me to correct this, but I really haven't got a clue if it is correct , however, we can find some minor mistakes in gender and number agreement:

La biopsia indicó una infiltración de las células dérmicas inflamatorias con abundancia de leucocitos granulocíticos y eosinófilos

Gracias, amiga. :) - 0066c384, Sep 23, 2011

Answer 4

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