CYTOLOGIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cytologic mean? 

• CYTOLOGIC (adjective)
  The adjective CYTOLOGIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the science of cytology

  Familiarity information: CYTOLOGIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYTOLOGIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the science of cytology

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

cytologic; cytological

Pertainym:

cytology (the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells)

Derivation:

cytology (the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells)

 Context examples 

High grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia characterized by the presence of severe architectural and cytologic abnormalities.

(Grade III Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A lesion in which the architectural and cytologic abnormalities involve both the lower and the upper half of the esophageal glandular epithelium.

(High Grade Esophageal Glandular Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

Minimal extension into stroma with gland formation or cytologic features indicative of glandular differentiation.

(Microinvasive Adenocarcinoma of the Mouse Prostate Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

High grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia characterized by the presence of moderate architectural and cytologic abnormalities.

(Grade II Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

There is no evidence of cytologic atypia. — 2003

(Flat Urothelial Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

There is proliferation of glandular cells which may display dysplastic cytologic features.

(Adenomatous Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

A lesion in which the architectural and cytologic abnormalities are confined to the lower half of the esophageal epithelium. (WHO, 2000) — 2003

(Esophageal Low Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A lesion in which the architectural and cytologic abnormalities involve either the lower or both the lower and the upper half of the esophageal squamous epithelium.

(Esophageal Squamous Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

The melanocytic cells forming the nodular growth are uniform, and they may display a high mitotic rate, but they do not show cytologic atypia.

(Minimal Deviation Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An oligoastrocytoma increased cellularity, cytologic atypia, and increased mitotic activity.

(Mouse Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)