neutrocyte

neutrophil

 [noo´tro-fil] 1. any cell, structure, or histologic element readily stainable with neutral dyes.Neutrophil maturation. From Ignatavicius and Workman, 2002.2. a leukocyte" >granular leukocyte having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing very fine granules; called also leukocyte" >polymorphonuclear leukocyte and neutrophilic leukocyte. See also heterophil.band neutrophil band cell.stab neutrophil band cell.