dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/eos_MW.json

{
  "eosinophil":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": eosinophilic sense 1":[],
      ": a granulocyte readily stained by eosin that is present at sites of allergic reactions and parasitic infections":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8sin-\u0259-\u02ccfil",
      "\u02cc\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8si-n\u0259-\u02ccfil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Elevated eosinophils can also be seen in patients with asthma, and this patient had a history of asthma, but even then eosinophil counts are rarely this high. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 16 May 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Acute eosinophilic pneumonia occurs when eosinophils , a type of white blood cell, rapidly accumulate in the lungs, according to the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center. \u2014 Samantha Lauriello, Health.com , 3 Sep. 2019",
      "Drugs, including aspirin and other NSAIDs \u2014 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories including ibuprofen \u2014 can cause an increase in eosinophils for reasons that are not well understood. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post , 23 June 2018",
      "Feng had recently completed his residency at Scripps Clinic in San Diego, during which he had been involved in the care of several dozen patients with a similar profile: recurrent sinus infections, asthma and high eosinophil counts. \u2014 Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post , 23 June 2018",
      "The tiny samples were loaded with eosinophils , up to 100 of the cells per high-powered microscopic field. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 16 May 2018",
      "Elevated eosinophils can be seen in Crohn\u2019s, although not usually as high as this young woman\u2019s. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 16 May 2018",
      "Instead, their blood was swarming with another type of immune cell, eosinophils , which provoke allergic reactions. \u2014 Gina Kolata, New York Times , 3 Aug. 2016",
      "Physicians can now blend standard data like age, race, and medical history, along with molecular data like the composition and amount of a person\u2019s eosinophils , a type of white blood cell that mediates asthma attacks. \u2014 Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic , 5 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1882, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153901"
  },
  "eosinophilic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": staining readily with eosin":[],
      ": of, relating to, or characterized by eosinophilia":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccsin-\u0259-\u02c8fil-ik",
      "\u02cc\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccsi-n\u0259-\u02c8fi-lik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Eventually, he was diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "In mid-December, Palmater offered an update, revealing that she was diagnosed with a rare condition called eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "And Phase 2 studies are ongoing in eosinophilic esophagitis, which can damage the throat and lead to difficulty swallowing, and alopecia areata, which causes hair loss in clumps. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "At the top of his new list was a rare disease formerly called Churg-Strauss syndrome, now known as eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Hale specifically wants the public to know about a subtype, eosinophilic asthma, and a simple blood test that can guide people in the right direction. \u2014 Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Larson herself had contracted a host of illnesses\u2014dengue fever, hepatitis E, amoebiasis, giardiasis, eosinophilic meningitis, and cerebral malaria\u2014and wanted to move closer to her father. \u2014 Danielle Ofri, The New Yorker , 12 June 2021",
      "But Nelson said her doctors explained that vaping can also cause acute eosinophilic pneumonia. \u2014 Samantha Lauriello, Health.com , 3 Sep. 2019",
      "What Dental Experts Have to Say After running various tests, doctors diagnosed Nelson with acute eosinophilic pneumonia, a rare lung illness. \u2014 Samantha Lauriello, Health.com , 3 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1898, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193821"
  },
  "eosin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several dyes related to eosin":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u0113-\u0259-s\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek \u0113\u014ds dawn":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215924"
  },
  "Eospermatopteris":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of fossil seed ferns of the Devonian Lavive structure and terminal sporangia similar to those of Psilophyton but lacking the leafiness of the Carboniferous and later ferns":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u0113(\u02cc)\u014d\u02ccsp\u0259rm\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4pt\u0259r\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from eo- + spermat- + -pteris":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232747"
  }
}