polymorphonuclear leukocyte
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polymorphonuclear leukocyte
or polymorphonuclear or polymorph
abbr.: PMN; any white blood cell of the myeloid series that in its mature form has a lobed and variably shaped nucleus and granular cytoplasm; included are basophil leukocyte, eosinophil leukocyte, and neutrophil leukocyte. The term is often used erroneously for neutrophil leukocyte solely.
abbr.: PMN; any white blood cell of the myeloid series that in its mature form has a lobed and variably shaped nucleus and granular cytoplasm; included are basophil leukocyte, eosinophil leukocyte, and neutrophil leukocyte. The term is often used erroneously for neutrophil leukocyte solely.
| polymorphonuclear, polymorphism, polymorphic | |
| polymorphous, polymyxin, polynucleate |
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