polymorphonuclear leukocyte

  • 41Poly- — 1) Prefix meaning much or many For example, polycystic means characterized by many cysts. 2) Short form for polymorphonuclear leukocyte, a type of white blood cell. * * * 1. Prefix denoting many; multiplicity. Cf.:multi , pluri . 2. In chemistry …

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  • 42microphage — A polymorphonuclear leukocyte that is phagocytic. SEE ALSO: phagocyte. SYN: microphagocyte. [micro + phag(ocyte)] * * * mi·cro·phage mī krə .fājalso .fäzh n a small phagocyte * * * mi·cro·phage (miґkro fāj″) [micro + phage] a small… …

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  • 43Pm — Symbol for promethium. * * * after death [Lat. post mortem]; after noon [Lat. post meridiem]; mean pressure; pacemaker; pantomography; papilla mammae; papillary muscle; papular mucinosis; partial meniscectomy; particle mass; particulate matter;… …

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  • 44pM — Abbreviation for picomolar (10−12 M). * * * after death [Lat. post mortem]; after noon [Lat. post meridiem]; mean pressure; pacemaker; pantomography; papilla mammae; papillary muscle; papular mucinosis; partial meniscectomy; particle mass;… …

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  • 45pm — Symbol for picometer. * * * after death [Lat. post mortem]; after noon [Lat. post meridiem]; mean pressure; pacemaker; pantomography; papilla mammae; papillary muscle; papular mucinosis; partial meniscectomy; particle mass; particulate matter;… …

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  • 46НЕДОСТАТОЧНОСТЬ ФЕРМЕНТОВ — мед. Синдромы врождённых нарушений обмена веществ встречаются редко, но оказывают значительное влияние на физическое, интеллектуальное, психическое развитие и качество жизни (например, фенилкетонурия, гомоцистинурия, гликогенозы, синдромы ломкой… …

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  • 47LE cell — el ē .sel n a polymorphonuclear leukocyte that is found esp. in patients with lupus erythematosus, has a characteristic histologic appearance, and has phagocytosed another cell s damaged nucleus that has combined with a specific antibody called… …

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  • 48pus cell — n a polymorphonuclear leukocyte …

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  • 49cathepsin G — [EC 3.4.21.20] a serine endopeptidase with specificity similar to that of chymotrypsin; it is found in polymorphonuclear leukocyte lysosomes …

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  • 50polycyte — 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 …

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