polymorphonuclear

American  

[pol-ee-mawr-fuh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / ˌpɒl iˌmɔr fəˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu-, -kyə lər /

adjective

Cell Biology.

1. (of a leukocyte) having a lobulate nucleus.

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polymorphonuclear British  

/ ˌpɒlɪˌmɔːfəʊˈnjuːklɪə /

adjective

1. (of a leucocyte) having a lobed or segmented nucleus See also polymorph

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Pronunciation

See nuclear.

Etymology

Origin of polymorphonuclear

First recorded in 1895–1900; poly- + morpho- + nuclear

Example Sentences

The granules of those cells which correspond to polymorphonuclear leucocytes are rod-shaped, but smaller and finer than in the fowl, and do not show clubbed appearances.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

Rat.—The fine rod-shaped granules of the polymorphonuclear leucocytes are usually very faintly stained.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

The granules of the polymorphonuclear leucocytes stain oxyphile.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

Mouse.—The granules of the polymorphonuclear leucocytes are usually not stained, or only very faintly so.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

Like quinine, it arrests the normal amoeboid movements of the polymorphonuclear leucocytes, and has a definite antiperiodic action; but it is a very poor substitute for quinine in malaria.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various