Definition of polymorphonuclear in English:
polymorphonuclear
adjective ˌpɒlɪˌmɔːfə(ʊ)ˈnjuːklɪəˌpälēˌmôrfōˈn(y)o͞oklēər
Physiology (of a leucocyte) having a nucleus with several lobes and a cytoplasm that contains granules, as in an eosinophil or basophil.
Example sentencesExamples
- The subsequent developmental ‘stages’ are identical for the three types of granulocytes or polymorphonuclear cells.
- These are the eosinophils, neutrophils, and basophils (collectively known as granulocytes or polymorphonuclear leukocytes), mast cells, and monocytes.
- Zinc has been shown to inhibit some functions of polymorphonuclear leucocytes, to inhibit alveolar macrophage activity, and to facilitate pulmonary tissue injury.
- Under light microscopy, necrosis in both epidermis and dermis with extensive polymorphonuclear leucocyte infiltration in deep dermis were seen in all three groups.
- The epithelium covering the tonsils is extensively infiltrated by lymphocytes, plasma cells, and polymorphonuclear leucocytes.
Definition of polymorphonuclear in US English:
polymorphonuclear
adjectiveˌpälēˌmôrfōˈn(y)o͞oklēər
Physiology (of a leukocyte) having a nucleus with several lobes and a cytoplasm that contains granules, as in an eosinophil or basophil.
Example sentencesExamples
- Under light microscopy, necrosis in both epidermis and dermis with extensive polymorphonuclear leucocyte infiltration in deep dermis were seen in all three groups.
- Zinc has been shown to inhibit some functions of polymorphonuclear leucocytes, to inhibit alveolar macrophage activity, and to facilitate pulmonary tissue injury.
- The subsequent developmental ‘stages’ are identical for the three types of granulocytes or polymorphonuclear cells.
- These are the eosinophils, neutrophils, and basophils (collectively known as granulocytes or polymorphonuclear leukocytes), mast cells, and monocytes.
- The epithelium covering the tonsils is extensively infiltrated by lymphocytes, plasma cells, and polymorphonuclear leucocytes.