mononuclear
adjective
mono·nu·cle·ar
ˌmä-nə-ˈnü-klē-ər 
-ˈnyü-,
nonstandard
-kyə-lər
: having only one nucleus
a mononuclear cell
mononuclear
noun
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To deliver the therapy, clinicians draw a group of cells called bone marrow mononuclear cells from patients’ hips.
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Andrew Joseph, STAT, 13 Apr. 2018
Andrew Joseph, STAT, 13 Apr. 2018
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mononuclear
1 of 2 adjective
mono·nu·cle·ar
ˌmän-ō-ˈn(y)ü-klē-ər
1
: having only one nucleus
a mononuclear cell
2
mononuclear
2 of 2 noun
: a mononuclear cell
especially
: monocyte
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