polynuclear

American  

[pol-ee-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / ˌpɒl iˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu-, -kyə lər /

Also polynucleate

adjective

1. having many nuclei.

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polynuclear British  

/ ˌpɒlɪˈnjuːklɪə /

adjective

1. having many nuclei; multinuclear

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Pronunciation

See nuclear.

Etymology

Origin of polynuclear

First recorded in 1875–80; poly- + nuclear

Example Sentences

We think then we must draw the conclusion that the feeble mobility of the mononuclear cells, both eosinophilous and polynuclear, is only apparent, and is owing to the gross method of investigation.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

Evidence that the substance of the granules is given off externally may sometimes be seen in the polynuclear neutrophil or their analogues.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

The blood moreover is altered, so that the myelæmic characteristics become less marked, and the polynuclear neutrophil elements largely preponderate.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

Here all mononuclear forms gradually ripen to the polynuclear contractile cells, which obey each chemiotactic stimulus by emigration, and which thus bring about sudden leucocytosis.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

He concludes logically from the diminution of the polynuclear cells in this form of disease "that the conditions of the transformation of the young forms have undergone a disturbance."

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.