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polymorphonuclear

/pol-ee-mawr-fuh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler/US // ˌpɒl iˌmɔr fəˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər //UK // (ˌpɒlɪˌmɔːfəʊˈnjuːklɪə) //

多形核,多形核细胞,多形性核,多形性

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Cell Biology.

    • : having a lobulate nucleus.

Examples

  • The polymorphonuclear leukocytes are taken as the type of the group, because they are by far the most numerous.

  • Polymorphonuclear leukocytes are formed in the bone-marrow from neutrophilic myelocytes.

  • The decrease affects chiefly the polymorphonuclear cells, so that the lymphocytes are relatively increased.

  • Predominance of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (pus-corpuscles) points to an acute infectious process (Fig. 117).

  • The polymorphonuclear leucocytes are large cells, about 20µ; no definite granules can be observed.

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