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CYTOLOGIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the science of cytology
Synonyms:
cytologic; cytological
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
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:
A papillary transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, characterized by minimal cytologic atypia and infrequent mitotic figures (usually limited to the lower half of the tumor).
(Non-Invasive Bladder Papillary Urothelial Carcinoma, Low Grade, NCI Thesaurus)
There is no evidence of severe cytologic atypia.
(Peritoneal Well Differentiated Papillary Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)
A usually aggressive malignant epithelial neoplasm composed of cells with significant cytologic atypia and nuclear pleomorphism.
(Pleomorphic Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A papillary transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, characterized by marked architectural and cytologic abnormalities and frequent mitotic figures (at all levels of the urothelium).
(Non-Invasive Bladder Papillary Urothelial Carcinoma, High Grade, NCI Thesaurus)
It is subdivided into undifferentiated and differentiated types, based on the cytologic features of the malignant cells.
(Nasopharyngeal Nonkeratinizing Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Oligodendroglioma with greater cellularity, cytologic atypia, and mitotic activity.
(Mouse Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
The use of the same name in the 2 species seems appropriate because of highly similar histologic, cytologic, phenotypic, and molecular features; Occurrence: Uncommon spontaneous neoplasm of inbred mice.
(Mouse Precursor B Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma and Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
There is no evidence of significant cytologic atypia or increased mitotic activity.
(Multicystic Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)
A lesion in which the architectural and cytologic abnormalities involve both the lower and the upper half of the esophageal mucosa.
(Esophageal High Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
A lesion that is characterized by architectural and cytologic abnormalities of the esophageal epithelium, and carries a predisposition for progression to invasive carcinoma.
(Esophageal Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
