A neutrophil abnormality. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21094463 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26819959 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Abnormality of neutrophil Abnormality of neutrophils Abnormality of polymorphonuclear neutrophils
Term information
- UMLS:C0427515
- SNOMEDCT_US:250274006
Neutrophils are the most abundant leukocytes in blood and are considered to be the first line of defense during inflammation and infections. They are myeloid granulocytes and their names is derived from the fact that their cytoplasm contains granules that stain with acidic dye as well as granules that stain with basic dye. Their nuclei consist of three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin. Mature neutrophils live for approximately one day.
Term relations
- has part some (
quality and
characteristic of part of some neutrophil and
has modifier some abnormal)