Neutrophil

n.

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(Physiol.) One of a group of leukocytes whose granules stain only with neutral dyes; it is the chief phagocytic leukocyte in the circulating blood, comprising from 54% to 65% of the total number of leukocytes.

Noun

1.

neutrophil - the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes Synonyms: neutrophile

leucocyte, leukocyte, microphage, neutrophile, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle