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neutrophil definition

neu·tro·phil (no̵̅o̅′trō fil, nyo̵̅o̅′-; -trə-)

noun

a granular type of phagocytic white blood cell in vertebrate blood, stainable by neutral dyes

Etymology: < neutral + -phil

adjective

easily stained by neutral dyes
Also neutrophile neu′·tro·phile′ (-fīl′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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