mononuclear
- adjective
- /ˌmɒnoʊˈnjuːklɪər/
- Specialized
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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
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There may be a sparse perivascular mononuclear cell infiltrate, but there is no vasculitis.
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So I've been taking peripheral blood mononuclear cells that are taken from people that are either lean or obese.
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Cytology shows the sheet-like structure with mononuclear spindle and epithelioid cells.
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Allergic asthma is characterized by inflammation involving the accumulation of eosinophils and mononuclear cells in the airways.
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HBV has been detected in mononuclear cells, but it is not actively replicating, indicating another post-infection tissue-specific mechanism, such as ENH I.
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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.
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Biopsies of these myocardial lesions show interstitial infiltrates consisting primarily of mononuclear lymphocytes, leukocytes, and macrophages.
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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).
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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.
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Mononuclear cells play a crucial role in the immune response by targeting pathogens.
Synonyms
Having only one nucleus in each cell
Having only one central part inside a cell that holds DNA
A cell or organism that has only one nucleus
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of cells in the body that eat germs and dead cells to protect it
How Many Nuclei
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.