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polynuclear

American  
[pol-ee-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / ˌpɒl iˈnu kli ər, -ˈnju-, -kjə lər /
Also polynucleate

adjective

  1. having many nuclei.


polynuclear British  
/ 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

Pronunciation

See nuclear.

Etymology

Origin of polynuclear

First recorded in 1875–80; poly- + nuclear

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

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

Just as little as a polynuclear increase is abnormal, is an increase of the lymphocytes remarkable; and in this case the lymphocytic increase was recognisable after the end of the fifth year.

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

It shews transitions in the blood, from large mononuclear to transitional and polynuclear forms, but is marked by the lack of any kind of granulation.

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

A glance at a preparation of this kind shews that the bone-marrow is clearly the factory where typical polynuclear cells are continuously formed from the granule-containing mononuclears.

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

Corresponding to the absence of contractility in the lymphocytes it is also observed that in inflammatory processes in contradistinction to the polynuclear neutro-and oxyphils, the lymphocytes are not able to pass through the vessel wall.

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

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