polymorphonuclear

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ morpho- +‎ nuclear.

Adjective

polymorphonuclear (not comparable)

1. (of leucocytes) Having a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes

Derived terms

• polymorphonucleated

Translations

Having a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes

Chinese: Mandarin: 多形核的 (duōxínghé de) Czech: polymorfonukleární Greek: πολυμορφοπύρηνος (el) (polymorfopýrinos) Hungarian: polimorfonukleáris, karéjos magvú, mikrofág Spanish: polimorfonuclear

See also

• polynuclear (multiple nuclei as opposed to multiple lobes of one nucleus)

Noun

polymorphonuclear (plural polymorphonuclears)

1. Such a leucocyte; a neutrophil

   Synonyms: (initialism) PMN, polymorphonuclear cell, polymorphonuclear leukocyte, PMN cell, PMN leukocyte

Translations

Such a leucocyte; a neutrophil

Chinese: Mandarin: 多形核白血球 (duōxínghé báixuèqiú), 多形核白細胞 / 多形核白细胞 (duōxínghé báixìbāo) Greek: πολυμορφοπύρηνο (el) n (polymorfopýrino) Hungarian: mikrofág sg Spanish: polimorfonuclear m