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Medical Definition of Neutrophil. Neutrophil: A type of white blood cell, a granulocyte that is filled with microscopic granules, little sacs containing enzymes that digest microorganisms. Also known as polymorphonuclear leukocyte or poly.
Neutrophils. Neutrophils are a kind of white blood cell. Filled with enzymes, they help phagocytic cells kill and digest microorganisms that they have engulfed. Neutrophils are the body's main immune response to assaults on the body by bacteria and fungi.n addition to killing bacteria by phagocytosis (engulfing), the neutrophils also can release a jumble of fibers in the form of a net called a neutrophil extracellular trap (NET). This kills microbes outside of the cell when the neutrophils release proteins in granules.