polymorphonuclear

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.

English morpho-

English nuclear

English polymorphonuclear

From poly- + morpho- + nuclear.

Adjective

polymorphonuclear (not comparable)

1. (of leucocytes) Having a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes

Derived terms

• polymorphonucleated

Translations

Having a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 多形核的 (duōxínghé de)

• Czech: polymorfonukleární
• Greek: πολυμορφοπύρηνος (el) (polymorfopýrinos)
• Hungarian: polimorfonukleáris, karéjos magvú, mikrofág
• Spanish: polimorfonuclear

See also

• polynuclear (multiple nuclei as opposed to multiple lobes of one nucleus)

Noun

polymorphonuclear (plural polymorphonuclears)

1. Such a leucocyte; a neutrophil

   Synonyms: (initialism) PMN, polymorphonuclear cell, polymorphonuclear leukocyte, PMN cell, PMN leukocyte

Translations

Such a leucocyte; a neutrophil

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 多形核白血球 (duōxínghé báixuèqiú), 多形核白細胞 / 多形核白细胞 (duōxínghé báixìbāo)

• Greek: πολυμορφοπύρηνο (el) n (polymorfopýrino)
• Hungarian: mikrofág sg
• Spanish: polimorfonuclear m