What it means
The root in words about things that are neutral. A neutrophilNOO-truh-filThe most common type of white blood cell, which is first to reach and destroy bacteria at a site of infection.Full entry is a white blood cell named because it takes up neutral dyes in the lab, and neutropenia is a low neutrophil count, which raises the risk of infection.
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neutrophil
The most common type of white blood cell, which is first to reach and destroy bacteria at a site of infection.