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mononuclear

mononuclear

7.5
A cell that has only one nucleus
  • adjective
  • /ˌmɒnoʊˈnjuːklɪər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mononuclear
  • Lung tissue exhibited peribronchiolar aggregation of mononuclear cells, presence of eggs, and different developmental stages including newly hatched and L1 stage of D. viviparus in air spaces.
  • mononuclear cells
  • mononuclear cell infiltration

Examples

  • There may be a sparse perivascular mononuclear cell infiltrate, but there is no vasculitis.

    Academic text (2007)
  • So I've been taking peripheral blood mononuclear cells that are taken from people that are either lean or obese.

  • Cytology shows the sheet-like structure with mononuclear spindle and epithelioid cells.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Allergic asthma is characterized by inflammation involving the accumulation of eosinophils and mononuclear cells in the airways.

    Academic text (2000)
  • HBV has been detected in mononuclear cells, but it is not actively replicating, indicating another post-infection tissue-specific mechanism, such as ENH I.

    Academic text (1994)
  • IFN alpha is rarely detected in the circulation in chronic hepatitis B, and virus-stimulated production of IFN alpha by circulating mononuclear cells is reduced.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Biopsies of these myocardial lesions show interstitial infiltrates consisting primarily of mononuclear lymphocytes, leukocytes, and macrophages.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Current knowledge about the IFNs—ubiquitous cytokines secreted by all mononuclear cell types infected with a DNA or RNA virus—was reviewed by Meyer (2009).

    Academic text (2012)
  • The normal constituents of the cell-mediated arm of the immune system are present in the nasal mucosa, and it has been shown in the normal host that the predominant intraepithelial mononuclear cell population in the nasal cavity is the T-lymphocyte.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Mononuclear cells play a crucial role in the immune response by targeting pathogens.

Synonyms

mononucleate
vsmononuclear
  • Specialized
9.3

Having only one nucleus in each cell

is the same meaning but differs in word ending form
mononucleated
vsmononuclear
  • Specialized
7.5

Having only one central part inside a cell that holds DNA

is the same meaning but uses a different adjectival form
uninucleate
vsmononuclear
  • Specialized
9.9

A cell or organism that has only one nucleus

is the same meaning but uses a different prefix form

Antonyms

polynuclear
  • Specialized
1 8.6

Having more than one central part, for example many cell nuclei

Compounds

A group of cells in the body that eat germs and dead cells to protect it

How Many Nuclei

multinuclear
  • Specialized
7.5
binuclear
  • Specialized
9.0
mononuclear
  • Specialized
7.5

Surface Forms

mononuclear positive

Morphology

mononuclear = nuclear (transparent) = mono + nucleus + ar

The word is transparently formed by adding mono- 'one' to nuclear, giving the straightforward meaning 'having one nucleus'.

Etymology

The word mononuclear combines mono- meaning 'one', as in monologue, and nuclear from nucleus meaning 'center' or 'core' of a cell. So, mononuclear describes a cell that has only one nucleus.