mononuclear

[ mon-uh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]

/ ˌmɒn əˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər /

adjective

Also mon·o·nu·cle·ate. Cell Biology. having only one nucleus.

Chemistry. (of hydrocarbons) monocyclic.

Words nearby mononuclear

mononeuralgia, mononeuritis, mononeuritis multiplex, mononeuropathy, monongahela, mononuclear, mononuclear phagocyte system, mononucleosis, mononucleotide, mononym, monooctanoin

Origin of mononuclear

First recorded in 1885–90; mono- + nuclear

pronunciation note for mononuclear

See nuclear.

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Examples from the Web for mononuclear

In our cases the mononuclear cells have averaged 66 per cent., which is somewhat high even for infants.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess
Zappert expressly mentions that these mononuclear cells were in no way similar to the lymphocytes in general appearance.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
In contradistinction to the polynuclear neutrophil elements, these mononuclear forms shew no amœboid movement on the warm stage.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
It is indeed supported by a further observation of Jolly on the mononuclear eosinophil cells of the marrow.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich

The bone-marrow forms which are free from granules consist mostly of mononuclear cells of different type.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich

British Dictionary definitions for mononuclear

mononuclear

/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈnjuːklɪə) /

adjective

(of a cell) having only one nucleus

another word for monocyclic (def. 1)

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Medical definitions for mononuclear

mononuclear

[ mŏn′ō-nōō′klē-ər ]

adj.

Having only one nucleus.