dyskaryosis

[ dĭs-kăr′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.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Other words from dyskaryosis

dys•kar′y•ot′ic (-ŏt′ĭk) adj.

Words nearby dyskaryosis

dysgonic, dysgraphia, dysharmonic diplacusis, dyshematopoiesis, dyshidrosis, dyskaryosis, dyskeratoma, dyskeratosis, dyskeratosis congenita, dyskinesia, dyskinesia algera
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