neutrophil

American  

[noo-truh-fil, nyoo-] / ˈnu trə fɪl, ˈnju- /

Also neutrophile

adjective

1. (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.

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noun

1. a phagocytic white blood cell having a lobulate nucleus and neutrophil granules in the cytoplasm.

neutrophil British  

/ ˈnjuːtrəˌfaɪl, ˈnjuːtrəˌfɪl /

noun

1. a leucocyte having a lobed nucleus and a fine granular cytoplasm, which stains with neutral dyes

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adjective

1. (of cells and tissues) readily stainable by neutral dyes

Etymology

Origin of neutrophil

First recorded in 1885–90; neutro- + -phil

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Example Sentences

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neutrophil

Within 30 minutes after the sauna session, neutrophil and lymphocyte counts had returned to their original levels.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

The research published today in JCI Insight focused on studying the impact of ginger supplementation on a type of white blood cell called the neutrophil.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2023

For example, a type of immune cell called a neutrophil migrates toward areas in the body that have a higher concentration of a protein called IL-8, which increases during infection.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2023

For example, when bacteria invade the human body, a type of white blood cell called a neutrophil will remove the invaders by this process.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

In them the absolute number of white blood corpuscles is diminished, and chiefly at the expense of the polynuclear neutrophil cells.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers

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