binucleated
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having two nuclei: Describes a cell or structure that contains exactly two distinct nuclei.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The pathologist observed binucleated cells in the tissue sample.
- Certain types of liver cells can become binucleated during their life cycle.
Advanced Usage
- Scientific Context: The term is primarily used in biology, cytology, and medicine to describe a specific cellular state, often as a result of cell division where cytokinesis (cytoplasmic division) fails to occur.
- The presence of numerous binucleated forms is a characteristic feature of some tumors.
Variants and Related Words
- Binucleate (adj): An alternative spelling with the same meaning.
- The report noted binucleate hepatocytes.
- Multinucleated (adj): Having more than two nuclei.
- Muscle fibers are typically multinucleated.
- Binucleation (n): The process or condition of becoming binucleated.
- The experiment studied the factors inducing binucleation.
Synonyms
- Binucleate: Having two nuclei (direct synonym, often used interchangeably).
- Dikaryotic: In mycology, specifically refers to a cell containing two genetically distinct nuclei, a related but more specific term.
Antonyms
- Uninucleated / Mononucleated: Having a single nucleus.
- Anucleated: Lacking a nucleus entirely.
Adjective
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having two nuclei
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