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EOSINOPHILIA

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e⋅o⋅sin⋅o⋅phil⋅i⋅a

[ee-uh-sin-uh-fil-ee-uh, -feel-yuh]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
the presence of an abnormally increased number of eosinophils in the blood.

Origin:
1895–1900; < NL; see eosinophil, -ia
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e·o·sin·o·phil·i·a   (ē'ə-sĭn'ə-fĭl'ē-ə)   
n.  An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood.
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Main Entry: eo·sin·o·phil·ia
Pronunciation: -"sin-&-'fil-E-&
Function: noun
: abnormal increase in the number ofeosinophils in the blood that is characteristic of allergic states and various parasitic infections called also acidophilia
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eosinophilia e·o·sin·o·phil·i·a (ē'ə-sĭn'ə-fĭl'ē-ə)
n.
An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood. Also called eosinophilic leukocytosis.

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