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

The treatment brought both total neutrophil levels and the number of senescent neutrophils in old mice closer to youthful levels.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Older human livers showed increased neutrophil accumulation, greater neutrophil senescence, declining tissue resident macrophage function and elevated EP2 activity.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

A basophil is a leukocyte that, like a neutrophil, releases chemicals to stimulate the inflammatory response as illustrated in Figure 33.5.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

In isolated cases the increase at this time was very considerable; and in one case amounted almost to 12% of all neutrophil cells.

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

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