polymorphonuclear /poly·mor·pho·nu·cle·ar/ (-noo´kle-er) having a nucleus so deeply lobed or so divided as to appear to be multiple.
polymorphonuclear
polymorphonuclear [pol″e-mor″fo-noo´kle-ar]
pol·y·mor·pho·nu·cle·ar (p l  -môrf -n  kl-r)adj. Having a lobed nucleus. Used especially of neutrophilic white blood cells. |
polymorphonuclear
[pol′ēmôr′fōno̅o̅′klē·ər]
Etymology: Gk, polys + morphe + L, nucleus, nut kernel
having a nucleus with a number of lobules or segments connected by a fine thread.
polymorphonuclear [pol″e-mor″fo-noo´kle-ar]
having a nucleus so deeply lobed or so divided as to appear to be multiple; see under leukocyte.
polymorphonuclear
1. having a nucleus so deeply lobed or so divided as to appear to be multiple.
2. a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN)
see neutrophil.
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