dyskaryosis

dyskaryosis
Abnormal maturation seen in exfoliated cells that have normal cytoplasm but hyperchromatic nuclei, or irregular chromatin distribution; may be followed by the development of a malignant neoplasm. [dys- + G. karyon, nucleus, + -osis, condition]

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dys·kary·o·sis .dis-kar-ē-'ō-səs n, pl -o·ses -.sēz or -o·sis·es abnormality esp. of exfoliated cells (as from the uterine cervix) that affects the nucleus but not the cytoplasm

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dys·kary·o·sis (dis-kar″e-oґsis) hyperchromatism and abnormal changes in the morphology of cell nuclei, indicative of premalignant or malignant conditions. dyskaryotic adj

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