Polymorphonuclear
[pol-ee-mawr-fuh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler] /ˌpɒl iˌmɔr fəˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər/
adjective, Cell Biology.
1.
(of a leukocyte) having a lobulate nucleus.
/ˌpɒlɪˌmɔːfəʊˈnjuːklɪə/
adjective
1.
(of a leucocyte) having a lobed or segmented nucleus See also polymorph (sense 3)
polymorphonuclear pol·y·mor·pho·nu·cle·ar (pŏl’ē-môr’fə-nōō’klē-ər, -nyōō’-)
adj.
Having a lobed nucleus. Used especially of neutrophil white blood cells.
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