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DYSKARYOSIS

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Main Entry: dys·kary·o·sis
Pronunciation: "dis-kar-E-'O-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural dys·kary·o·ses /-"sEz/ or -o·sis·es
: abnormality especially of exfoliated cells (as from the uterine cervix) thataffects the nucleus but not the cytoplasm
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dyskaryosis dys·kar·y·o·sis (dĭs-kār'ē-ō'sĭs)
n.
An abnormality of nuclei seen in exfoliated cells, often cells from the uterine cervix, in which the cytoplasm remains unchanged but the nuclei exhibit hyperchromatism, irregularity or enlargement, or an increase in number.


dys·kar'y·ot'ic (-ŏt'ĭk) adj.

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