Medical Term:
monophasic
Pronunciation: mon′ō-fā′zik
Definition:
- Marked by monophasia.
- Occurring in or characterized by only one phase or stage.
- Fluctuating from the baseline in one direction only.
- Cellular structure with a single morphologic pattern. Often used to describe synovial sarcoma, which is typically biphasic but it lacks glandular areas, which is consistent with the monophasic variant.
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