polymorphonuclear
American Heritage Dictionary:
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pol·y·mor·pho·nu·cle·ar
(pŏl'ē-môr'fə-nū'klē-ər, -nyū'-) 
adj.
Having a lobed nucleus. Used especially of neutrophil white blood cells.
n.
A polymorphonuclear cell.
adj.
Having a lobed nucleus. Used especially of neutrophil white blood cells.
n.
A polymorphonuclear cell.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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pol·y·mor·pho·nu·cle·ar
(pŏl'ē-môr'fə-nū'klē-ər, -nyū'-)
adj.
adj.
Having a lobed nucleus. Used especially of neutrophil white blood cells.
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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polymorphonuclear
- describing a cell whose nucleus is multipartite or polymorphic.
- a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
| polymorphism, polymorphic, polymetaphosphate | |
| polymorphonuclear leukocyte, polymorphous, polymyxin |
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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polymorphonuclear
1. having a nucleus so deeply lobed or so divided as to appear to be multiple.
2. a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
- p. neutrophil (PMN) — see neutrophil.
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