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eosinophilia

American

[ee-uh-sin-uh-fil-ee-uh, -feel-yuh] / ˌi əˌsɪn əˈfɪl i ə, -ˈfil jə /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

the presence of an abnormally increased number of eosinophils in the blood.

eosinophilia British

/ ˌiːəʊˌsɪnəˈfɪlɪə /

noun

the presence of abnormally large numbers of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in various diseases and in response to certain drugs

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Etymology

Origin of eosinophilia

From New Latin, dating back to 1895–1900; see origin at eosinophil, -ia

Example Sentences

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It is known that eosinophilia is driven by increased production of eosinophils by the bone marrow.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

By stimulating this "transit amplification," IL-5 promotes eosinophilia, and by inhibiting this process, IL-5-targeting treatments reduce it.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

In common diseases such as allergic asthma and rhinosinusitis, eosinophils are abnormally numerous in the blood and tissues, a condition known as eosinophilia.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

And if ordinary sputum is not rich in eosinophils in spite of a marked eosinophilia of the blood, this only corresponds to our experience in general.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

By eosinophilia we understand an increase only of the polynuclear eosinophil cells in the blood.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

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