neutrophilic leukocyte
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polynuclear neutrophilic leukocyte — neutrophil (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
leukocyte — A type of cell formed in the myelopoietic, lymphoid, and reticular portions of the reticuloendothelial system in various parts of the body, and normally present in those sites and in the circulating blood (rarely in other tissues). Under various… … Medical dictionary
Neutrophilic — Neutrophil Neu tro*phil, Neutrophile Neu tro*phile, n. [L. neuter + Gr. ? loving.] (Physiol.) One of a group of leukocytes whose granules stain only with neutral dyes; it is the chief phagocytic leukocyte in the circulating blood, comprising from … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neutrophilic cell — a cell, particularly a leukocyte, stainable by neutral dyes; called also neutrophil … Medical dictionary
Neutrophil — A type of white blood cell, specifically a form of granulocyte, filled with neutrally staining granules, tiny sacs of enzymes that help the cell to kill and digest microorganisms it has engulfed by phagocytosis. The mature neutrophil has a… … Medical dictionary
macropolycyte — An unusually large polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leukocyte that contains a multisegmented nucleus ( e.g., 8, 10, or more lobes); the arrangement of chromatin is less compact than in the normal neutrophil, and the cytoplasmic granules tend to be… … Medical dictionary
heterophil, heterophile — 1. Pertaining to heterogenetic or cross reacting antigens occurring in different species or to antibodies directed against such antigens. 2. The neutrophilic leukocyte in man; in some animals the granules vary in size and staining reaction.… … Medical dictionary
pseudolymphocyte — A small neutrophilic leukocyte with a single round nucleus, characteristic of the rare homozygous Pelger Huët anomaly … Medical dictionary
PMN — polymorphonuclear; polymorphonuclear neutrophil; premanufacture notification * * * PMN abbr polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leukocyte * * * 1. polymorphonuclear. 2. polymorphonuclear neutrophil … Medical dictionary
PNL — peripheral nerve lesion; polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leukocyte … Medical dictionary
