| monochromophil | Monochromatophile 1. Taking only one stain. 2. A cell or any histologic element staining with only one kind of dye. Synonym: monochromophil, monochromophile. Origin: mono-+ G. Chroma, colour, + philos, fond (05 Mar 2000) |
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| monociliated | <biology> Having but one cilium. Origin: Mono- + ciliated. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| monocistronic | Referring to fully processed mRNA that codes for a single protein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| monocistronic RNA | <molecular biology> A messenger RNA that gives a single polypeptide chain when translated. All eukaryote mRNAs are monocistronic, but some bacterial mRNAs are polycistronic especially those transcribed from operons. (18 Nov 1997) |
| monocle | A lens used for one eye, usually in the correction of presbyopia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| monoclinal | <geology> Having one oblique inclination; applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation. See: Monoclinic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| monocline | <geology> A monoclinal fold. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| monoclinic | <chemistry> Having one oblique intersection; said of that system of crystallization in which the vertical axis is inclined to one, but at right angles to the other, lateral axis. See Crystallization. Origin: Mono- + Gr. To incline. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| monoclinous | <botany> Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every flower. Origin: Mono- + Gr. Couch, fr. To lie down: cf. F. Monocline. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| monoclinus | <plant biology> Having male and female reproductive organs in the same flower. (09 Oct 1997) |
| monoclonal | 1. <cell biology> Used of a cell line whether within the body or in culture to indicate that it has a single clonal origin. 2. <immunology> Monoclonal antibodies are produced by a single clone of hybridoma cells and are therefore a single species of antibody molecule. (18 Nov 1997) |
| monoclonal antibodies | Identical antibodies that are made in large amounts in the laboratory. Doctors are studying ways of using monoclonal antibodies to treat leukaemia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| monoclonal antibody | <immunology, molecular biology> A substance, usually a protein, which can be synthsised in the laboratory in pure form by a single clone (population) of cells. These antibodies can be made in large quantities and have a specific affinity for certain target molecules called antigens which can be found on the surface of cells and those that are malignant. Monoclonal antibodies are currently being investigated as a possible form of cancer treatment although their benefit has not be fully proven. (16 Dec 1997) |
| monoclonal gammopathies, benign | Conditions characterised by the presence of a monoclonal serum (or urine) protein without clinical manifestations of plasma cell dyscrasia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| monoclonal immunoglobulin | A homogenous immunoglobulin resulting from the proliferation of a single clone of plasma cells and which, during electrophoresis of serum, appears as a narrow band or "spike"; it is characterised by heavy chains of a single class and subclass, and light chains of a single type. Synonym: M protein, monoclonal protein, paraprotein. (05 Mar 2000) |