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polynuclear

[ pol-ee-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. having many nuclei.


polynuclear

/ ˌpɒlɪˈnjuːklɪə /

adjective

  1. having many nuclei; multinuclear
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Pronunciation Note

See nuclear.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polynuclear1

First recorded in 1875–80; poly- + nuclear
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Example Sentences

In this digestion leucocytosis the increase is chiefly in the polynuclear neutrophile leucocytes.

The number of polynuclear leucocytes in the blood of the healthy adult amounts to about 70-72%, of the total white corpuscles.

We cannot regard the perinuclear green granules, described by Neusser in the polynuclear cells, as pre-existing.

In triacid preparations the granulation is unstained, and the mast cells appear as clear, polynuclear cells, free from granules.

In contradistinction to the polynuclear neutrophil elements, these mononuclear forms shew no amœboid movement on the warm stage.

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