Meanings
adjectivepolymorphonuclear (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes
nounpolymorphonuclear (plural polymorphonuclears)
plural polymorphonuclears
- Such a leucocyte; a neutrophil
Synonyms: PMN, polymorphonuclear cell, polymorphonuclear leukocyte, PMN cell, PMN leukocyte
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSuch a leucocyte; a neutrophil
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)
- Englishmorpho-
- Englishnuclear
- Englishpolymorphonuclear
From poly- + morpho- + nuclear.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 多形核的, 多形核白血球
- 多形核的 (duōxínghé de)Having a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes
- 多形核白血球 (duōxínghé báixuèqiú)Such a leucocyte; a neutrophil
- 多形核白細胞 /多形核白细胞 (duōxínghé báixìbāo)Such a leucocyte; a neutrophil
Czech polymorfonukleární
- polymorfonukleárníHaving a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes
Greek πολυμορφοπύρηνος, πολυμορφοπύρηνο
- πολυμορφοπύρηνος (polymorfopýrinos)Having a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes
- πολυμορφοπύρηνο (polymorfopýrino)Such a leucocyte; a neutrophil
Hungarian polimorfonukleáris, karéjos magvú
- polimorfonukleárisHaving a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes
- karéjos magvúHaving a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes
- mikrofágHaving a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes
- mikrofágSuch a leucocyte; a neutrophil
Spanish polimorfonuclear, polimorfonuclear
- polimorfonuclearHaving a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes
- polimorfonuclearSuch a leucocyte; a neutrophil
Cite this entry
APA
polymorphonuclear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymorphonuclear
MLA
“polymorphonuclear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymorphonuclear. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polymorphonuclear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymorphonuclear.
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