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polynuclear
[ pol-ee-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]
adjective
- having many nuclei.
polynuclear
/ ˌpɒlɪˈnjuːklɪə /
adjective
- having many nuclei; multinuclear
Pronunciation Note
Word History and Origins
Origin of polynuclear1
Example Sentences
Carver Terrace was built in 1964 on the site of an old creosote plant that closed in 1961, leaving carcinogens and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in the soil.
It has however been conclusively demonstrated that occasionally in polynuclear leucocytosis, the absolute number of the lymphocytes may decrease.
The blood moreover is altered, so that the myelæmic characteristics become less marked, and the polynuclear neutrophil elements largely preponderate.
In leukæmia, besides the myelocytes, the polynuclear leucocytes are also enormously increased, and their active emigration is beyond doubt.
The diminution is chiefly at the expense of the polynuclear cells.
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