eosinophilia

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

/ ˌi əˌsɪn əˈfɪl i ə, -ˈfil yə /

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noun Medicine/Medical.

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

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Origin of eosinophilia

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

Words nearby eosinophilia

eo nomine, EOP, Eos, eosin, eosinophil, eosinophilia, eosinophilic, Eötvös, Eötvös experiment, Eötvös torsion balance, Eötvös unit

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How to use eosinophilia in a sentence

An increase is called eosinophilia, and is better determined by the actual number than by the percentage.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
In this country an unexplained marked eosinophilia warrants examination of a portion of muscle for Trichina spiralis (p. 255).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
True bronchial asthma commonly gives a marked eosinophilia during and following the paroxysms.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Scarlet fever is frequently accompanied by eosinophilia, which may help to distinguish it from measles.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

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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