eosinophil

Examples

• All

• Allergic asthma is characterized by inflammation involving the accumulation of eosinophils and mononuclear cells in the airways.

  Academic text (2000)

• An increased number of eosinophils has been found in nasal polyps of aspirin-sensitive patients with asthma.

  Academic text (1999)

• How is our eosinophil, you know, specialized in killing these parasites?

  Dr Hope's Sick Notes

• As shown in Figure 2, this suppression of eosinophil numbers was maintained up to 16 weeks after the dose.

  Academic text (2000)

• At the follow-up visit four weeks after the last injection, blood eosinophil counts had returned to baseline in both groups.

  Academic text (2000)

• Clearly, further studies are needed to establish the potential role of eosinophils as biomarkers for optimizing COPD treatment.

  Academic text (2017)

• However, our findings question the role of eosinophils in mediating the late asthmatic response and causing airway hyper-responsiveness.

  Academic text (2000)

• The eosinophil plays a crucial role in the body's defense against parasitic infections.

• Doctors often monitor eosinophil levels to evaluate a patient's allergic responses.

Synonyms

E

eosinophile

vseosinophil

• Specialized

9.9

A white blood cell that helps fight parasites and appears during allergic reactions

has identical meaning but follows a different spelling convention

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology