Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The presence in the blood of eosinophil leucocytes in markedly increased numbers.
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- noun medicine The condition of having a high concentration of
eosinophils (eosinophil granulocytes) in the blood.
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- noun a symptom of allergic states; increased eosinophils in the blood
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Examples
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The question arose because some circumstantial evidence had emerged linking certain health food products containing tryptophan to a blood disease called eosinophilia mialga syndrome E-MS.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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The question arose because some circumstantial evidence had emerged linking certain health food products containing tryptophan to a blood disease called eosinophilia mialga syndrome E-MS.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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Bierman WF, Wetsteyn JC, van Gool T. Presentation and diagnosis of imported schistosomiasis: relevance of eosinophilia, microscopy for ova, and serology.
Schistosomiasis 2008
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Other serology tests may demonstrate prominent eosinophilia, leukocytosis (increased white cell count) and anaemia suggestive of infection.
Chapter 2 1998
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The only symptom would be prominent eosinophilia (high white blood cell count suggesting a parasitic infection).
Chapter 2 1998
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In hypersensitive individuals, immunological reactions may result in an asthma-like condition called tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE), characterized by bouts of wheezing and coughing at night and shortness of breath.
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Aside from agranulocytosis, the bone marrow and blood show a number of other abnormalities (including maturational arrest of neutrophil precursors at the promyelocyte stage, absolute monocytosis, eosinophilia and thrombocytosis).
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Aside from agranulocytosis, the bone marrow and blood show a number of other abnormalities (including maturational arrest of neutrophil precursors at the promyelocyte stage, absolute monocytosis, eosinophilia and thrombocytosis).
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Aside from agranulocytosis, the bone marrow and blood show a number of other abnormalities (including maturational arrest of neutrophil precursors at the promyelocyte stage, absolute monocytosis, eosinophilia and thrombocytosis).
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Postnatal skin-specific inactivation of both RXRα and RXRβ (RXRs) leads to the development of an AD-like disease characterized by partial hair loss, Th2 inflammation, eosinophilia, elevated TSLP epidermal secretion, and high TSLP serum levels
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Alexis Dumortier et al. 2010
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