Eosinophilia

The state of having a high concentration of eosinophils (eosinophil granulocytes) in the blood.


(Or, less commonly, acidophils), are white blood cells that are one of the immune system components.


Granular leukocytes with a nucleus that usually has two lobes connected by a slender thread of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules that are uniform in size and stainable by eosin.


An excess of eosinophils in the blood.


Increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood; it commonly occurs in allergic reactions and in some inflammatory conditions.


An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood. Eosinophilia occurs in a variety of diseases, including allergies, parasitic infestations, and certain forms of leukemia.


Eosinophilia means an abnormal increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood. It occurs in hodgkin’s disease, in asthma and hay fever, in some skin diseases, and in parasitic infestation.


An unusually large number of eosinophils in the blood.


An atypical escalation in the quantity of a particular type of white blood cell. Eosinophilia serves as a distinctive feature across all forms of roundworm infestations.


The state of elevated eosinophil levels in the blood.


 

 

 


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