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mononucleated

mononucleated

7.5
Having only one central part inside a cell that holds DNA
  • adjective
  • /ˌmɒnoʊˈnjuːkliˌeɪtɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mononucleado
  • Mononucleated cells are often observed in certain types of muscle tissue where single nuclei are essential.

Examples

  • The researcher studied the behavior of mononucleated cells in tissue samples to understand their role in healing.

  • There might be a large, benign giant cell component to osteosarcoma, but the presence of atypia of the mononucleated cells is a useful criterion in making the differential diagnosis between it and GCRG.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Under the microscope, the scientist identified the mononucleated structure of the cells as a key feature.

Synonyms

mononuclear
vsmononucleated
  • Specialized
7.5

A cell that has only one nucleus

is the same but stresses the nucleus is inside a cell
uninucleate
vsmononucleated
  • Specialized
9.9

A cell or organism that has only one nucleus

narrows this to the nucleus being specifically inside a cell
mononucleate
vsmononucleated
  • Specialized
9.3

Having only one nucleus in each cell

focuses more narrowly on the nucleus being within a cell

Antonyms

multinucleated
  • Specialized
7.5

Having more than one nucleus inside a single cell

Surface Forms

mononucleated positive

Morphology

mononucleated = nucleated (transparent) = mono + nucle + ated

The meaning is directly compositional: mono- means 'one' and the base word 'nucleated' refers to having a nucleus or nuclei.

Etymology

Mononucleated comes from mono- meaning 'one', as in monologue, and nucleus meaning 'core' or 'center' of a cell. So a mononucleated cell simply has 'one' 'center', that is, a single nucleus.