polymorphonuclear
(of a leukocyte) having a lobulate nucleus.
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The polymorphonuclear leukocytes are taken as the type of the group, because they are by far the most numerous.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Toddpolymorphonuclear leukocytes are formed in the bone-marrow from neutrophilic myelocytes.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe decrease affects chiefly the polymorphonuclear cells, so that the lymphocytes are relatively increased.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddPredominance of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (pus-corpuscles) points to an acute infectious process (Fig. 117).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe polymorphonuclear leucocytes are large cells, about 20µ; no definite granules can be observed.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry Eyre
British Dictionary definitions for polymorphonuclear
/ (ˌpɒlɪˌmɔːfəʊˈnjuːklɪə) /
(of a leucocyte) having a lobed or segmented nucleus: See also polymorph (def. 3)
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