CYTOLOGICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cytological mean? 

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

1. of or relating to the science of cytology

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYTOLOGICAL (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 

Limited to focal lesions with mild to moderate cytological atypia.

(Low Grade Mouse MIN, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

A precancerous neoplastic process characterized by the presence of moderate or severe dysplastic cytological changes which extend to the upper part of the squamous epithelium.

(High Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A precancerous neoplastic process characterized by the presence of mild dysplastic cytological changes which are usually present in the lower part of the squamous epithelium.

(Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

Physical map location of a Gene, expressed as either a cytological chromosomal band or by chromosome, start point and end point.

(Map Location Object, NCI Thesaurus)

A squamous cell carcinoma of the sinonasal tract characterized by a plexiform or ribbon-like growth pattern, cytological atypia, and lack of histological evidence of keratinization.

(Non-Keratinizing Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

These features include architectural and cytological epithelial alterations.

(Gastrointestinal Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

These lesions are identified because they are focal, cytological atypical and associated with mammary cancer in adjacent tissue or glands.

(Intraepithelial Neoplasia of the Mouse Mammary Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

It is characterized by architectural glandular alterations and cytological abnormalities in the epithelial cells.

(Endometrial Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A carbazole derivative (3,6-bis[2-(1-methylpyridinium)vinyl]carbazole diiodide) that selectively targets to the G-quadruplex DNA structure, used as a fluorescent probe for cancer cytological diagnosis and with potential antitumor activity.

(G-Quadruplex Stabilizer BMVC, NCI Thesaurus)

Refers to the hybridization of fluorescently labeled, chromosome-specific, composite probe pools to cytological preparations.

(Chromosome Painting, NCI Thesaurus)