polymorphonuclear

Such a leucocyte; a neutrophil

Adjective

  1. Having a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der. English morpho- English nuclear English polymorphonuclear From poly- + morpho- + nuclear.

Related

polynuclear

Derived

polymorphonucleated

Noun

  1. Such a leucocyte; a neutrophil

    Synonyms: PMN polymorphonuclear cell polymorphonuclear leukocyte PMN cell PMN leukocyte

Forms

polymorphonuclears