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

Example Sentences

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neutrophil

Their organs maintained the lower neutrophil levels normally seen in younger animals.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

After unveiling the neutrophil loop assembly question, the researchers now believe they have the instructions to guide the development of new nuclear shapes.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2024

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

Undeniably a valuable sign of leukæmia, they are not nearly so important as the mononuclear neutrophil cells, as follows from the numerical superiority of the latter.

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