Question: are granulocytes the same as neutrophils?
Answer: In common parlance, the term polymorphonuclear leukocyte often refers specifically to "neutrophil granulocytes", the most abundant of the granulocytes; the other types (eosinophils, basophils, and mast cells) have lower numbers of lobes. Granulocytes are produced via granulopoiesis in the bone marrow.