- eosinophilia
- noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1900 abnormal increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood that is characteristic of allergic states and various parasitic infections
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eosinophilia
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eosinophilia — n. [Gr. eos, dawn; philos, loving] With an elevated eosinophil count in the circulating blood, resulting from chronic parasite infection or other diseases … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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