Neutrophilia (or neutrophil leukocytosis) describes a high number of neutrophil granulocytes in blood. ==Causes== Neutrophils are the primary white blood cells that respond to a bacterial infection, so the most common cause of neutrophilia is a bacterial infection, especially pyogenic infections. Neutrophils are also increased in any acute inflamm...
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(noo″tro-fil´e-ә) increase in the number of neutrophils in the blood; called also neutrophilic leukocytosis.
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A blood test from the white cell count that suggests an infection in the body.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: nū′trō-fil′ē-ă Definitions: 1. An increase of neutrophilic leukocytes in blood or tissues; also frequently used synonymously with leukocytosis, inasmuch as the latter is generally the result of an increased number of neutrophilic granulocytes in the circulating blood (or in the tissues, or b...
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Neutrophilia: More than the normal number of neutrophils, 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...
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An abnormal increase in the number of circulating neutrophils.
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