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; eosinophil, -ia

Example Sentences

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

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

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

The observations of Canon in skin-diseases are quite similar, for he shewed that the extension of the disease determines the degree of eosinophilia more than its intensity.

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

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.