NOUN | body | neutrophil, neutrophile | the chief phagocytic leukocyte |
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Meaning | The chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes. | |
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Synonym | neutrophile | |
Narrower | microphage | A neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria) |
Broader | leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC | blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi |
Spanish | neutrófilo | |
Catalan | neutròfil |
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