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| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12533
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| Preferred Name | Neutrophil |
| Definitions |
Granular leukocytes having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes.
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| Synonyms |
Blood Segmented Neutrophil
Neutrophilic Leukocyte
Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils
Neutrophilic Granulocyte
Neutrophil
neutrophil
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
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Neutrophil
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Neutrophil
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| Preferred_Name |
Neutrophil
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| Display_Name |
Neutrophil
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| Semantic_Type |
Cell
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12533
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| DEFINITION |
Granular leukocytes having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes.
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0027950
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| code |
C12533
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| FULL_SYN |
Blood Segmented Neutrophil
Neutrophilic Leukocyte
Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils
Neutrophilic Granulocyte
Neutrophil
neutrophil
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A type of immune cell that is one of the first cell types to travel to the site of an infection. Neutrophils help fight infection by ingesting microorganisms and releasing enzymes that kill the microorganisms. A neutrophil is a type of white blood cell, a type of granulocyte, and a type of phagocyte.
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CTRP
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