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Term:
blood eosinophil count to total leukocyte count ratio
A calculated measurement in which the number of eosinophil granulocytes is divided by the number of all white blood cells in a specified sample of peripheral venous blood, and the result presented as a ratio, fraction, quotient or percentage. An eosinophil is a granular leukocyte having a nucleus with two lobes connected by a thread of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules of uniform size that stain readily with eosin and other acid dyes.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
eosinophil percentage of leukocytes
related_synonym:
eosinophil count as percentage of total white blood cells; eosinophil count to total WBC count ratio; eosinophil granulocyte percentage; eosinophil percentage