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neutrophil Definition

neu·tro·phil (no̵̅o̅trō 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

neutrophil Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • activate: FasL can recruit and activate neutrophils and macrophages in some experimental situations.
  • call: They will look in particular at the role of a certain type of white blood cell, called a neutrophil.
  • include: Other methods occasionally used include whole neutrophil ELISA, flow cytometry and various immunoblotting methods.
  • have: Cytology TW generally has more neutrophils and less lymphocytes than BAL.
  • stimulate: This hypothesis is supported by the fact that only organisms that are able to stimulate neutrophils are associated with renal scarring.
  • prime: Bcc LPS acts as a potent cytokine stimulator but also primes human neutrophils to over respond to other inflammatory stimulants.

Adjective modifier

  • human: Bcc LPS acts as a potent cytokine stimulator but also primes human neutrophils to over respond to other inflammatory stimulants.
  • normal: They did not however see any differences in the intracellular ionic calcium levels with normal neutrophils.

Modifies a noun

  • count: The patient with AA or MDS has a very low immune system due to the low neutrophil count.
  • activation: Conclusions Patients with severe lower limb ischaemia had high levels of platelet and neutrophil activation.
  • migration: Go with the flow - neutrophil migration on immune complexes.
  • recruitment: However, the nature and regulation of the chemokines that essential in neutrophil recruitment to tumors have yet to be identified.
  • function: From 1999 to 2002, scientists from NASA, compared neutrophil functions in 25 astronauts.
  • apoptosis: The role of ceramide in the initiation of neutrophil apoptosis.

Noun used with modifier

  • blood: Blood neutrophil count, a measure of inflammation, was assessed at 6 and 24 hours.
  • polymorph: The slide shows a large number of Gram-negative diplococci present in a few of the pus cells ( polymorph neutrophil leukocytes ).
  • lung: In the present study, we describe in vivo models of lung neutrophil infiltration and activation in mice and hamsters.
  • eosinophil: Images include basophils, monocytes, eosinophils neutrophils, lymphocytes, and platelets.

Preposition: in

blood: Neutropenia means low numbers of neutrophils in the blood and agranulocytosis means an absence of neutrophils.

Preposition: from

marrow: G-CSF is a natural substance which regulates the production and release of neutrophils from the bone marrow.