Neutrophil
A type of white blood cell, a granulocyte that is filled with microscopic granules, little sacs containing enzymes that digest microorganisms. Also known as polymorphonuclear leukocyte or poly.
Read Also:
- Neutrophilia
More than the normal number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell (specifically a form of granulocyte) filled with neutrally-staining granules, tiny sacs of enzymes that help the cell to kill and digest microorganisms it has engulfed by phagocytosis. The mature neutrophil has a segmented nucleus (it is called a seg or poly) while […]
- Nevus
A pigmented spot on the skin, such as a mole. The plural of nevus is nevi.
- New Engl J Med
The New England Journal of Medicine.
- New England Journal of Medicine
Remarks on Angina Pectoris Some Remarks on the Morbid Effects of Dentition Account of Bichat Cases of Apoplexy with Dissections A Concise View of the Results of Dr. Davy’s Late Electro-Chemical Researche Observations and Experiments on the Treatment of Injuries Occasioned by Fire and Heated Substances Remarks on Diseases Resembling Syphilis Case and Dissection of […]
- New variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Abbreviated nvCJD. A human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. Both the human and bovine disorders are invariably fatal brain diseases with unusually long incubation periods measured in years, and are caused by an unconventional transmissible agent, a prion, resulting in the deposition of […]