- mononuclear cell
- a cell having a single nucleus, especially one in a group where some have multiple nuclei, such as a monocyte or a Sйzary cell.
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Peripheral blood mononuclear cell — For the internet slang term PBMC , see ProblemBetweenMonitorChair. A peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) is any blood cell having a round nucleus[1]. For example: a lymphocyte, a monocyte or a macrophage. These blood cells are a critical… … Wikipedia
mononuclear — Having only one nucleus; used especially in reference to blood cells. * * * mono·nu·cle·ar .män ō n(y)ü klē ər adj 1) having only one nucleus <a mononuclear cell> 2) MONOCYCLIC mononuclear n a mononuclear cell esp … Medical dictionary
mononuclear — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1886 having only one nucleus < a mononuclear cell > • mononuclear noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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mononuclear phagocyte system — n a system of cells comprising all free and fixed macrophages together with their ancestral cells including monocytes and their precursors in the bone marrow compare RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM * * * (MPS) the collection of cells consisting of… … Medical dictionary
mononuclear — [män΄ō no͞o′klē ər, män΄ōnyo͞o′klē ər] adj. 1. Bot. having one nucleus in a cell 2. Chem. MONOCYCLIC (sense 2) … English World dictionary
Mononuclear phagocyte system — Reticuloendothelial system is an older term for the mononuclear phagocyte system. The mononuclear phagocyte system consists primarily of monocytes and macrophages. The spleen is the largest unit of the mononuclear phagocyte system. The monocyte… … Wikipedia
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
mononuclear — /mon euh nooh klee euhr, nyooh / or, by metathesis, / kyeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. Also, mononucleate. Cell Biol. having only one nucleus. 2. Chem. (of hydrocarbons) monocyclic. [1885 90; MONO + NUCLEAR] Pronunciation. See nuclear. * * * … Universalium
mononuclear phagocyte — any cell of the monocyte macrophage lineage, including macrophages, monocytes, and their precursors in the monocytic series … Medical dictionary
