Meaning of NEUTROPHILE
| Pronunciation: | | 'nootru`fIl
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| | Definition: | | [n] the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes |
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| | Synonyms: | | neutrophil |
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| | See Also: | | leucocyte, leukocyte, microphage, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle | |
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| | Definition: | | \Neu"tro*phile\, Neutrophil \Neu"tro*phil\, n. [L.
neuter + Gr. ? loving.] (Physiol.)
One of a group of leucocytes whose granules stain only with
neutral dyes. -- {Neu"tro*phil"ic}, a., {Neu*troph"i*lous},
a.
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