MONONUCLEAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mononuclear mean? 

• MONONUCLEAR (adjective)
  The adjective MONONUCLEAR has 1 sense:

1. having only one nucleus

  Familiarity information: MONONUCLEAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONONUCLEAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having only one nucleus

Synonyms:

mononuclear; mononucleate

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Antonym:

binucleate (having two nuclei)

trinucleate (having three nuclei)

 Context examples 

A benign neoplasm of bone comprised of giant cells (osteoclast-like) and mononuclear cells.

(Benign Giant Cell Tumor of Bone, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The tumor is composed of round or oval mononuclear cells and uniformly distributed osteoclast-like giant cells.

(Benign Giant Cell Tumor of Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

A preparation of autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) radiolabeled with indium In 111 with radioisotopic activity.

(Indium In 111-Labeled Autologous Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

It results in the accumulation of a fatty substance called glucocerebroside in mononuclear cells in the bone marrow, liver, spleen, brain, and kidneys.

(Gaucher Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

The Reed-Sternberg and mononuclear Hodgkin cells are CD30 positive in nearly all cases and CD15 positive in the majority of cases.

(classical Hodgkin lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A neoplasm of bone comprised of osteoclast-like giant cells and mononuclear cells, for which the malignancy status has not been established.

(Giant Cell Tumor of Bone, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A neoplasm of bone comprised of giant cells (osteoclast-like) and mononuclear cells, for which the malignancy status has not been established.

(Giant cell tumor, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Bizarre mononuclear or multinucleated giant cells are often present.

(Pleomorphic Hepatocellular Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Mononuclear phagocytes derived from bone marrow precursors but resident in the peritoneum.

(Peritoneal Macrophage, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Round, granular, mononuclear phagocytes found in the alveoli of the lungs.

(Alveolar Macrophage, NCI Thesaurus)