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/ˈnjuːtɹəfɪl/ · adjective
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones..
One litre of human blood contains about five billion neutrophils (around half of all white blood cells).
Chris learned that his level of infection-fighting neutrophil cells, normally churned out by the bone marrow, had fallen so low that his defenses were in tatters.
All mammals naturally make hypochlorous acid to fight infection. When you cut yourself, for instance, white blood cells known as neutrophils go to the site of injury, capturing any invading pathogens.
Use neutrophil when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Neutrophil means (biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones..
Common synonyms include neutrophil granulocyte, neutrophilic granulocyte.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
One litre of human blood contains about five billion neutrophils (around half of all white blood cells).
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