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Term:
blood neutrophil count to total leukocyte count ratio
A calculated measurement in which the number of neutrophil granulocytes is divided by the number of all white blood cells in a specified sample of peripheral venous blood, and the result presented as a ratio, fraction, quotient or percentage. A neutrophil is, or is in the process of becoming, a granular leucocyte having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by threads of chromatin, cytoplasm containing very fine granules, and which is readily stainable with neutral dyes.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
neutrophil granulocyte percentage; neutrophil percentage of leukocytes
related_synonym:
neutrophil count as percentage of total white blood cells; neutrophil count to total WBC count ratio; neutrophil percentage; polymorphonuclear cell percentage