polymorphonuclear

[ pol-ee-mawr-fuh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]

/ ˌpɒl iˌmɔr fəˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər /

(of a leukocyte) having a lobulate nucleus.

Origin of polymorphonuclear

First recorded in 1895–1900; poly- + morpho- + nuclear

See nuclear.

The granules of the cells corresponding to the polymorphonuclear leucocytes are rod-shaped, often beaded or with clubbed ends.

The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry Eyre
The polymorphonuclear leucocytes are large cells, about 20µ; no definite granules can be observed.

The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry Eyre
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes are formed in the bone-marrow from neutrophilic myelocytes.

A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis |James Campbell Todd
Polymorphonuclear leukocytosis, when present, is due to some complication.

A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis |James Campbell Todd

The minute neutrophile granules of the polymorphonuclear leucocytes are often very scanty, and sometimes apparently absent.

The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry Eyre

polymorphonuclear

/ (ˌpɒlɪˌmɔːfəʊˈnjuːklɪə) /

(of a leucocyte) having a lobed or segmented nucleus See also polymorph (def. 3)

polymorphonuclear

[ pŏl′ē-môr′fə-nōō′klē-ər ]

Having a lobed nucleus. Used especially of neutrophilic white blood cells.