eosinophilic
adjective
eo·sin·o·phil·ic
ˌē-ə-ˌsi-nə-ˈfi-lik 
1
: staining readily with eosin
2
: of, relating to, or characterized by eosinophilia
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Jay also struggled with eosinophilic esophagitis, which causes the esophagus to become inflamed when the immune system makes white blood cells in reaction to an allergen.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024
Inhaling exhaust constituents sparked neutrophilic and eosinophilic inflammation.
—Linda Carroll, TIME, 30 May 2024
The most common diagnosis from infection is eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, in which the brain and spinal cord and the meninges membranes surrounding the two becomes enormously inflamed due to the larva activating a type of white blood cell known as an eosinophil.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2012
For one Mayo Clinic study published earlier this year, scientists induced eosinophilic inflammation in the esophagi of mice merely by giving them drinking water with a small amount of detergent in it.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024
Inhaling exhaust constituents sparked neutrophilic and eosinophilic inflammation.
—Linda Carroll, TIME, 30 May 2024
The most common diagnosis from infection is eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, in which the brain and spinal cord and the meninges membranes surrounding the two becomes enormously inflamed due to the larva activating a type of white blood cell known as an eosinophil.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2012
For one Mayo Clinic study published earlier this year, scientists induced eosinophilic inflammation in the esophagi of mice merely by giving them drinking water with a small amount of detergent in it.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
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eosinophilic
adjective
eo·sin·o·phil·ic
-ˌsin-ə-ˈfil-ik
1
: staining readily with eosin
2
: of, relating to, or characterized by eosinophilia
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