polymorphonuclear

[ pol-ee-mawr-fuh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]

adjectiveCell Biology.
  1. (of a leukocyte) having a lobulate nucleus.

Origin of polymorphonuclear

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; poly- + morpho- + nuclear

pronunciation note For polymorphonuclear

See nuclear.

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British Dictionary definitions for polymorphonuclear

polymorphonuclear

/ (ˌpɒlɪˌmɔːfəʊˈnjuːklɪə) /


adjective
  1. (of a leucocyte) having a lobed or segmented nucleus: See also polymorph (def. 3)

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