eosinophilianoun [ U ]
uk/iː.əˌsɪn.əˈfɪl.i.ə/us/iː.əˌsɪn.əˈfɪl.i.ə/specializedan abnormal increase in the number of eosinophils (= a type of white blood cells) in the blood:
Eosinophilia is usually due to infection by parasites such as roundworms.
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anaemia
- anemic
- angina
- deep vein thrombosis
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
- POEMS syndrome
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