macropolycyte

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• macropolycyte — An unusually large polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leukocyte that contains a multisegmented nucleus ( e.g., 8, 10, or more lobes); the arrangement of chromatin is less compact than in the normal neutrophil, and the cytoplasmic granules tend to be… …   Medical dictionary

• macropolycyte — mac·ro·pol·y·cyte …   English syllables

• macropolycyte — ˌmakrōˈpälə̇ˌsīt noun ( s) Etymology: macr + poly + cyte : an exceptionally large neutrophil with a much lobulated nucleus that appears in the blood in pernicious anemia …   Useful english dictionary

• giant neutrophil — macropolycyte …   Medical dictionary

• polycyte — poly·cyte (polґe sīt) [poly + cyte] an abnormal polymorphonuclear leukocyte of normal size but with more than the usual number of lobes in the nucleus. Cf. macropolycyte …   Medical dictionary

• polycyte — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsīt noun Etymology: poly + cyte : a blood granulocyte of normal size but more than usually segmented nucleus that is present in various infections compare macropolycyte …   Useful english dictionary