neutrophil

Term ID

ZFA:0009327

Synonyms

neutrocyte
neutrophil leucocyte
neutrophil leukocyte
neutrophilic leucocyte
neutrophilic leukocyte
PMN
polymorphonuclear leucocyte
polymorphonuclear leukocyte
polymorphonuclear neutrophil
polynuclear neutrophilic leucocyte
polynuclear neutrophilic leukocyte

Definition

Any of the immature or mature forms of a granular leukocyte that in its mature form has a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes. (1)

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