See Also: Familial eosinophilia(health)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Eosinophilia(medicine)
Eosinophilia(health)
pulmonary eosinophilia(medicine)
tropical eosinophilia(medicine)
acute pulmonary eosinophilia(medicine)
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angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia(medicine)

superior gemellus (medicine) and Familial eosinophilia (health)


superior gemellus (medicine)


superior gemellus
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, ischial spine and margin of lesser sciatic notch; insertion, tendon of musculus obturator internus; action, rotates thigh laterally; nerve supply, sacral plexus.

Synonym: musculus gemellus superior, gemellus.


Familial eosinophilia (health)


An autosomal dominant condition characterized by an abnormally high level of eosinophils in the blood. Despite the prolonged eosinophilia, there may be no symptoms. The gene for familial eosinophilia, called EOS, has been mapped to chromosome region 5q31-33 containing the cytokine gene cluster which includes the genes for interleukin-3 (IL-3), interleukin-5 (IL-5), and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), and all of which are thought play roles in the development, proliferation, and activation of eosinophils.