NEUTROPHIL Antonyms

• a leukocyte readily stained with eosin

• a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm

• blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system

• an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection

• a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream

• a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria

• a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation

• blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system