Where does “neutrophil” come from?
Neutrophil is a German coinage from neutro- referring to cells that stain neutrally with laboratory dyes.
neutrophil (English): Of a cell: being more easily or more fully...
Definitions
- Of a cell: being more easily or more fully...
Ancestry of “neutrophil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Neutrophil | — |
| 2 | German | neutro- | neutro- |