variants:
or band neutrophil
or band form
also band
Medical Definition of band cell
: a young neutrophil in the stage of development following a metamyelocyte and having an elongated nucleus that has not yet become lobed as in a mature neutrophil
— called also stab cell
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“Band cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/band%20cell. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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