polymorphonuclear leukocyte

leukocyte

[loo´ko-sīt] a type of blood cell that lacks hemoglobin and is therefore colorless. Leukocytes are larger in size and fewer in number than erythrocytes; normally the blood has about 8000 of them per mm³. In contrast to erythrocytes, leukocytes can move about under their own power with movement" >ameboid movement. Their chief functions are to act as scavengers and to help fight infections. Called also white cell or corpuscle and white blood cell or corpuscle. adj., adj leukocyt´ic.
Leukocytes may be classified in two main groups: the granular leukocytes are the basophils, eosinophils, and neutrophils, and the nongranular leukocytes are the lymphocytes and monocytes. About 63 per cent of all leukocytes are neutrophils; 2.5 per cent are eosinophils; and the remaining types constitute less than 1 per cent each.
Leukocytes are actively engaged in the destruction or neutralization of invading microorganisms and are quickly transported to the vicinity of infection or inflammation, so that they can move through the blood vessel wall to reach the site of injury. For this reason, their life span in the blood is usually very short. When infection is present their numbers are greatly increased and they also become more mobile and move back and forth between the blood, lymph, and tissues. The granulocytes and monocytes are phagocytic, swallowing or ingesting the foreign particles with which they come in contact. During the process of phagocytosis the phagocytes themselves are destroyed. The two types of lymphocytes involved in immunity are lymphocytes" >B lymphocytes (B cells), which play a role in humoral immunity, and lymphocytes" >T lymphocytes (T cells), which are important in cell-mediated immunity. Plasma cells are activated B cells that secrete antibodies. Monocytes are also involved in some immune processes.

Types of leukocytes.agranular l's nongranular leukocyte.basophilic leukocyte basophil (def. 2).eosinophilic leukocyte eosinophil.granular l's leukocytes containing abundant granules in the cytoplasm, including neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils. Called also granulocyte.neutrophilic leukocyte neutrophil (def. 2).nongranular l's leukocytes without specific granules in the cytoplasm, including lymphocytes and monocytes. Called also agranular leukocytes.polymorphonuclear leukocyte any fully developed, segmented granular leukocyte whose nuclei contain multiple lobes joined by filamentous connections, especially a neutrophil." >neutrophil.

pol·y·mor·pho·nu·cle·ar leu·ko·cyte (PMN),

, polynuclear leukocytecommon term for granulocyte or granulocytic leukocyte; the term includes basophilic, eosinophilic, and neutrophilic leukocytes, but is usually used especially with reference to the neutrophilic leukocytes. Synonym(s): multinuclear leukocyte

pol·y·mor·pho·nu·cle·ar leu·ko·cyte

, polynuclear leukocyte (pol'ē-mōr'fō-nū'klē-ăr lū'kō-sīt, pol'ē-nū'klē-ăr) Common term for granulocyte or granulocytic leukocyte; includes basophilic, eosinophilic, and neutrophilic leukocytes, but generally used with special reference to the neutrophilic leukocytes.

单词	polymorphonuclear leukocyte
释义	polymorphonuclear leukocyte polymorphonuclear leukocyte n. Abbr. PMN1. Any of the white blood cells having a lobulated nucleus, including the neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils; a granulocyte.2. A neutrophil. Translations polymorphonuclear leukocyte polymorphonuclear leukocyte [¦päl·i‚mȯr·fō′nü·klē·ər ′lü·kə‚sīt] (histology) granulocyte polymorphonuclear leukocyte leukocyte [loo´ko-sīt] a type of blood cell that lacks hemoglobin and is therefore colorless. Leukocytes are larger in size and fewer in number than erythrocytes; normally the blood has about 8000 of them per mm³. In contrast to erythrocytes, leukocytes can move about under their own power with movement" >ameboid movement. Their chief functions are to act as scavengers and to help fight infections. Called also white cell or corpuscle and white blood cell or corpuscle. adj., adj leukocyt´ic. Leukocytes may be classified in two main groups: the granular leukocytes are the basophils, eosinophils, and neutrophils, and the nongranular leukocytes are the lymphocytes and monocytes. About 63 per cent of all leukocytes are neutrophils; 2.5 per cent are eosinophils; and the remaining types constitute less than 1 per cent each. Leukocytes are actively engaged in the destruction or neutralization of invading microorganisms and are quickly transported to the vicinity of infection or inflammation, so that they can move through the blood vessel wall to reach the site of injury. For this reason, their life span in the blood is usually very short. When infection is present their numbers are greatly increased and they also become more mobile and move back and forth between the blood, lymph, and tissues. The granulocytes and monocytes are phagocytic, swallowing or ingesting the foreign particles with which they come in contact. During the process of phagocytosis the phagocytes themselves are destroyed. The two types of lymphocytes involved in immunity are lymphocytes" >B lymphocytes (B cells), which play a role in humoral immunity, and lymphocytes" >T lymphocytes (T cells), which are important in cell-mediated immunity. Plasma cells are activated B cells that secrete antibodies. Monocytes are also involved in some immune processes.Types of leukocytes.agranular l's nongranular leukocyte.basophilic leukocyte basophil (def. 2).eosinophilic leukocyte eosinophil.granular l's leukocytes containing abundant granules in the cytoplasm, including neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils. Called also granulocyte.neutrophilic leukocyte neutrophil (def. 2).nongranular l's leukocytes without specific granules in the cytoplasm, including lymphocytes and monocytes. Called also agranular leukocytes.polymorphonuclear leukocyte any fully developed, segmented granular leukocyte whose nuclei contain multiple lobes joined by filamentous connections, especially a neutrophil." >neutrophil. pol·y·mor·pho·nu·cle·ar leu·ko·cyte (PMN), , polynuclear leukocytecommon term for granulocyte or granulocytic leukocyte; the term includes basophilic, eosinophilic, and neutrophilic leukocytes, but is usually used especially with reference to the neutrophilic leukocytes. Synonym(s): multinuclear leukocyte pol·y·mor·pho·nu·cle·ar leu·ko·cyte , polynuclear leukocyte (pol'ē-mōr'fō-nū'klē-ăr lū'kō-sīt, pol'ē-nū'klē-ăr) Common term for granulocyte or granulocytic leukocyte; includes basophilic, eosinophilic, and neutrophilic leukocytes, but generally used with special reference to the neutrophilic leukocytes. pol·y·mor·pho·nu·cle·ar leu·ko·cyte , polynuclear leukocyte (pol'ē-mōr'fō-nū'klē-ăr lū'kō-sīt, pol'ē-nū'klē-ăr) Common term for granulocyte or granulocytic leukocyte; includes basophilic, eosinophilic, and neutrophilic leukocytes, but generally used with special reference to the neutrophilic leukocytes. See PMN See PMNLThesaurusSeegranulocyte
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