Look up: neutrophil

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   neutrophil
   [n] - the chief phagocytic leukocyte
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   Neutrophil
   A type of white blood cell that is very important in fighting infection. Your doctor will regularly measure your neutrophil count if you are having chemotherapy.
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   Neutrophil
   a type of white blood cell
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   Neutrophil
   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 segmented nucleus (it is called a seg or poly) while the immature neutrophil has band-shape nucleu ...
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   neutrophil
   (= neutrophil granulocyte; polymorphonuclear leucocyte; PMN or PMNL) Commonest (2500-7500/mm3 ) blood leucocyte; a short-lived phagocytic cell of the myeloid series, which is responsible for the primary cellular response to an acute inflammatory episode, and for general tissue homeostasis by removal of damaged material. Adheres to endothelium (margination) and then migrates into tissue, possibly responding to chemotactic signals. Contain specific and azurophil granules.
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   neutrophil
   <haematology> A granulocyte, a white blood cell. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   neutrophil
   neutrophile noun the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes
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   neutrophil
   (noo´tro-fil) any cell, structure, or histologic element readily stainable with neutral dyes. a granular leukocyte having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing very fine granules; called also polymorphonuclear leukocyte and neutrophilic leukocyte. Se...
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   Neutrophil
   • (n.) One of a group of leucocytes whose granules stain only with neutral dyes.
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    neutrophil
    (from the article `blood`) The neutrophils are fairly uniform in size with a diameter between 12 and 15 micrometres. The nucleus consists of two to five lobes joined together ... The condition in which white cells are present in greater numbers than normal is termed leukocytosis. It is usually caused by an increase in the ... The com...
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    neutrophil
    (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
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    neutrophil
    neutrophile, neutrophil, neutrophilic Not stained strongly or definitely by either acid or basic dyes but stained readily by neutral dyes. Used especially of white blood cells.
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    neutrophil
    Neutrophiles (stained purple). Credit: University of Virginia The most numerous type of leukocyte, accounting for 70% of all white blood cells. Neutrophils are important in the inflammatory process, as phagocytes and mediators of inflammatory reactions. A mature neutrophil is 12 to 15 microns...
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    NEUTROPHIL
    a type of white blood cell
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