eosinophilia

[ ee-uh-sin-uh-fil-ee-uh, -feel-yuh ]

/ ˌi əˌsɪn əˈfɪl i ə, -ˈfil yə /

noun Medicine/Medical.

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

Words nearby eosinophilia

eosin, eosinopenia, eosinophil, eosinophil adenoma, eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis, eosinophilia, eosinophilic, eosinophilic cellulitis, eosinophilic fasciitis, eosinophilic granuloma, eosinophilic leukemia

Origin of eosinophilia

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

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Examples from the Web for eosinophilia

An immune lesion in such a case might be conceived as presenting no eosinophilia, since no toxin is liberated.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
Post-febrile form of eosinophilia (after the termination of various infectious diseases).
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
Depending on the chemical nature of the protein injected, a specific chemotactic reaction like eosinophilia may or may not occur.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
One expression of these distant actions is, as Leichtenstern insists, the eosinophilia of the blood.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich

For the special clinical course of the eosinophilia in asthma see below.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich

British Dictionary definitions for eosinophilia

eosinophilia

/ (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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Medicine definitions for eosinophilia

eosinophilia

[ ē′ə-sĭn′ə-fĭl′ē-ə ]

n.

An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood.eosinophilic leukocytosis