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eosinophilic
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e·o·sin·o·phil  (-sn-fl) also e·o·sin·o·phile (-fl)
n.
1. A type of white blood cell found in vertebrate blood, containing cytoplasmic granules that are easily stained by eosin or other acid dyes.
2. A microorganism, cell, or histological element easily stained by eosin or other acid dyes.
eo·sino·phil, eo·sino·philic, eo·si·nophi·lous (-s-nf-ls) adj.
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Adj.1.eosinophilic - of or relating to eosinophil


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Eosinophilic meningitis beyond the Pacific Basin: the global dispersal of a peridomestic zoonosis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the nematode lungworm of rats.
Human Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Jamaica by Lindo, John F. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Eosinophilia is a typical characteristic of eosinophilic meningitis or meningoencephalitis caused by A.
Angiostrongyliasis, mainland China by Lun, Zhao-Rong / Emerging Infectious Diseases
This mode of transmission was reported in a human outbreak of eosinophilic meningitis in Jamaica, where disease was correlated with eating Caesar salad (16).
Parastrongylus cantonensis in a nonhuman primate, Florida by de Lahunta, Alexander / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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