eosinophilia

American  

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

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

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eosinophilia British  

/ ˌiːəʊˌsɪnəˈfɪlɪə /

noun

1. 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

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

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

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

Brown regards this astonishing phenomenon as pathognomic for trichinosis, so much so, that in a case that was clinically obscure, he made, from the marked eosinophilia, the diagnosis of trichinosis which was later fully confirmed.

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

This was followed by the researches of H. F. Müller and Rieder, who discovered the frequency of eosinophilia in children, and its presence in chronic splenic tumours; further by the well-known work of Ed.

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