polymorphonuclear

[ pol-ee-mawr-fuh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Cell Biology.

polymorphonuclear

/ ˌpɒlɪˌmɔːfəʊˈnjuːklɪə /

See polymorph
(of a leucocyte) having a lobed or segmented nucleus See also polymorph

First recorded in 1895–1900; poly- + morpho- + nuclear

The polymorphonuclear leukocytes are taken as the type of the group, because they are by far the most numerous.

Polymorphonuclear leukocytes are formed in the bone-marrow from neutrophilic myelocytes.

The decrease affects chiefly the polymorphonuclear cells, so that the lymphocytes are relatively increased.

Predominance of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (pus-corpuscles) points to an acute infectious process (Fig. 117).

The polymorphonuclear leucocytes are large cells, about 20µ; no definite granules can be observed.

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