| neutrophilia | Too many neutrophils. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| neutrophilic | 1. Pertaining to or characterised by neutrophils, such as an exudate in which the predominant cells are neutrophilic granulocytes. 2. Characterised by a lack of affinity for acid or basic dyes, i.e., staining approximately equally with either type. Synonym: neutrophilous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neutrophilic leukaemia | An unusual form of chronic granulocytic leukaemia in which the greatly increased number of leukocytes in the circulating blood are mature polymorphonuclear neutrophils, with virtually no young or immature granulocytes being observed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neutrophilic leukocyte | A neutrophilic granulocyte, the most frequent of the polymorphonuclear leukocyte's, and also the most active phagocyte among the various types of white blood cells; when treated with Wright's stain (or similar preparations), the fairly abundant cytoplasm is faintly pink, and numerous tiny, slightly refractile, relatively bright pink or violet-pink, diffusely scattered granules are recognizable in the cytoplasm; the deeply stained blue or purple-blue nucleus is sharply distinguished from the cytoplasm and is distinctly lobated, with thin strands of chromatin connecting the three to five lobes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neutrophilic leukocytosis | Too many neutrophils. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neutrophilic leukopenia | <haematology> Leucopenia in which the decrease in white blood cells is chiefly in neutrophils. (18 Nov 1997) |
| neutrophilin | <protein> Neutrophil derived platelet activator, probably a serine protease. (18 Nov 1997) |
| neutrophilopenia | Synonym: neutropenia. Origin: neutrophil + G. Penia, poverty (05 Mar 2000) |
| neutrophilous | 1. Pertaining to or characterised by neutrophils, such as an exudate in which the predominant cells are neutrophilic granulocytes. 2. Characterised by a lack of affinity for acid or basic dyes, i.e., staining approximately equally with either type. Synonym: neutrophilous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neutrophils | Granular leukocytes having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neutrotaxis | A phenomenon in which neutrophilic leukocytes are stimulated by a substance in such a manner that they are either attracted, and move toward it (positive neutrotaxis), or they are repelled, and move away from it (negative neutrotaxis); in some instances, there is no effect (sometimes called Indifferent neutrotaxis). Origin: neutrophil + G. Taxis, arrangement (05 Mar 2000) |