eosinophilia

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

eosinophilia

/ ˌiːəʊˌsɪnəˈfɪlɪə /

the presence of abnormally large numbers of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in various diseases and in response to certain drugs

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

An increase is called eosinophilia, and is better determined by the actual number than by the percentage.

In this country an unexplained marked eosinophilia warrants examination of a portion of muscle for Trichina spiralis (p. 255).

True bronchial asthma commonly gives a marked eosinophilia during and following the paroxysms.

Scarlet fever is frequently accompanied by eosinophilia, which may help to distinguish it from measles.

For the special clinical course of the eosinophilia in asthma see below.

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