| NOUN | body | neutrophile, neutrophil | 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 | neutrophil | |
| 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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