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.

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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