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eosinophilic esophagitis

eosinophilic esophagitis noun: a chronic inflammatory disease where eosinophils build up in the lining of the esophagus, usually triggered by food or environmental allergies and causes the esophagus to become irritated.

eosinophilic esophagitis: a chronic inflammatory disease where eosinophils build up in the lining of the esophagus, usually...
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Noun

eosinophilic esophagitis (uncountable, abbreviation EoE)

  1. A chronic inflammatory disease where eosinophils build up in the lining of the esophagus, usually triggered by food or environmental allergies and causes the esophagus to become irritated.

Forms of eosinophilic esophagitis

abbreviationEoE
alternative UKeosinophilic oesophagitis

Origin of eosinophilic esophagitis

From eosinophilic + esophagitis.

Questions about eosinophilic esophagitis

What does eosinophilic esophagitis mean?
Eosinophilic esophagitis means a chronic inflammatory disease where eosinophils build up in the lining of the esophagus, usually triggered by food or environmental allergies and causes the esophagus to become irritated.
What part of speech is eosinophilic esophagitis?
Eosinophilic esophagitis is a noun.

Words near eosinophilic esophagitis in the dictionary

  1. eosinophile
  2. eosinophiles
  3. eosinophilia
  4. eosinophilias
  5. eosinophilic
  6. eosinophilic esophagitis
  7. eosinophilic granulocyte
  8. eosinophilic granulocytes
  9. eosinophilic oesophagitis
  10. eosinophillic
  11. eosinophilopenia

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