Definition of Neutrophil

1. Noun. The chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes.

Exact synonyms: Neutrophile
Generic synonyms: Leucocyte, Leukocyte, Wbc, White Blood Cell, White Blood Corpuscle, White Cell, White Corpuscle
Specialized synonyms: Microphage

Definition of Neutrophil

1. Adjective. (biology medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones. ¹

2. Noun. (biology medicine) Such a cell, especially a white blood cell. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Neutrophil

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Neutrophil

1. A granulocyte, a white blood cell. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neutrophil

neutron numbers
neutron optics
neutron radiation
neutron scattering
neutron spectrometry
neutron star
neutron stars
neutronic
neutronium
neutronization
neutrons
neutropenia
neutropenias
neutropenic
neutropenic angina
neutrophil (current term)
neutrophil activating factor
neutrophil activating protein
neutrophil activation
neutrophil chemotactant factor
neutrophil collagenase
neutrophil granule
neutrophile
neutrophiles
neutrophilia
neutrophilic
neutrophilic leukaemia
neutrophilic leukocyte
neutrophilic leukocytosis
neutrophilic leukopenia

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