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Cytopathology

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Cytopathology (from Greek κύτος, kytos, "a hollow"; πάθος, pathos, "fate, harm"; and -λογία, -logia) is a branch of pathology that studies and diagnoses diseases on the cellular level. [1]

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  1. 65 relations: -logy, Ageing, American Society of Cytopathology, Amyloidosis, Anatomical pathology, Ancient Greek, Autoimmunity, Bladder, Breast, Bronchoscopy, Cancer Cytopathology, Cell (biology), Cell biology, Cell division, Cell growth, Cell nucleus, Cervical cancer, Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, Clinical pathology, CT scan, Cytocentrifuge, Field stain, Flow cytometry, Gastrointestinal tract, Georgios Papanikolaou, Giemsa stain, Gynaecologic cytology, H&E stain, Histopathology, Hypodermic needle, Jenner's stain, Leishman stain, Liquid-based cytology, Lung, Lymph node, May–Grünwald stain, Medical imaging, Medical ultrasound, Metabolism, Microscope slide, Nucleolus, Organ (biology), Pap test, Papanicolaou stain, Pathology, Pericardium, Peritoneal cavity, Peritoneum, Pheochromocytoma, Pleomorphism (cytology), ... Expand index (15 more) »

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-logy

-logy is a suffix in the English language, used with words originally adapted from Ancient Greek ending in.

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Ageing

Ageing (or aging in American English) is the process of becoming older.

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American Society of Cytopathology

The American Society of Cytopathology (ASC), founded in 1951, is a national professional society of physicians, cytotechnologists and scientists who are dedicated to cytopathology, which involves the cytologic method of diagnostic pathology.

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Amyloidosis

Amyloidosis is a group of diseases in which abnormal proteins, known as amyloid fibrils, build up in tissue.

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Anatomical pathology

Anatomical pathology (Commonwealth) or anatomic pathology (U.S.) is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the macroscopic, microscopic, biochemical, immunologic and molecular examination of organs and tissues.

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

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Autoimmunity

In immunology, autoimmunity is the system of immune responses of an organism against its own healthy cells, tissues and other normal body constituents.

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Bladder

The bladder is a hollow organ in humans and other vertebrates that stores urine from the kidneys before disposal by urination.

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Breast

The breast is one of two prominences located on the upper ventral region of the torso among humans and other primates.

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Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy is an endoscopic technique of visualizing the inside of the airways for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

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Cancer Cytopathology

Cancer Cytopathology is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal which covers practice of cytopathology and its related oncology-based disciplines.

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Cell (biology)

The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life. Cytopathology and cell (biology) are cell biology.

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Cell biology

Cell biology (also cellular biology or cytology) is a branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells.

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Cell division

Cell division is the process by which a parent cell divides into two daughter cells.

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Cell growth

Cell growth refers to an increase in the total mass of a cell, including both cytoplasmic, nuclear and organelle volume.

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Cell nucleus

The cell nucleus (nuclei) is a membrane-bound organelle found in eukaryotic cells.

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Cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is a cancer arising from the cervix or in the any layer of the wall of the cervix. Cytopathology and Cervical cancer are Infectious causes of cancer.

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Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), also known as cervical dysplasia, is the abnormal growth of cells on the surface of the cervix that could potentially lead to cervical cancer. Cytopathology and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia are Infectious causes of cancer.

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Clinical pathology

Clinical pathology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids, such as blood, urine, and tissue homogenates or extracts using the tools of chemistry, microbiology, hematology, molecular pathology, and Immunohaematology.

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CT scan

A computed tomography scan (CT scan; formerly called computed axial tomography scan or CAT scan) is a medical imaging technique used to obtain detailed internal images of the body.

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Cytocentrifuge

A cytocentrifuge, sometimes referred to as a cytospin, is a specialized centrifuge used to concentrate cells in fluid specimens onto a microscope slide so that they can be stained and examined.

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Field stain

Field stain is a histological method for staining of blood smears.

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Flow cytometry

Flow cytometry (FC) is a technique used to detect and measure the physical and chemical characteristics of a population of cells or particles. Cytopathology and Flow cytometry are cell biology.

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Gastrointestinal tract

The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and other animals, including the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.

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Georgios Papanikolaou

Georgios Nikolaou Papanikolaou (or George Papanicolaou; Γεώργιος Ν.; 13 May 1883 – 19 February 1962) was a Greek physician, zoologist and microscopist who was a pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the "Pap smear".

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Giemsa stain

Giemsa stain, named after German chemist and bacteriologist Gustav Giemsa, is a nucleic acid stain used in cytogenetics and for the histopathological diagnosis of malaria and other parasites.

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Gynaecologic cytology

Gynecologic cytology, also gynecologic cytology, is a field of pathology concerned with the investigation of disorders of the female genital tract.

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H&E stain

Hematoxylin and eosin stain (or haematoxylin and eosin stain or hematoxylin-eosin stain; often abbreviated as H&E stain or HE stain) is one of the principal tissue stains used in histology.

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Histopathology

Histopathology (compound of three Greek words: ἱστός histos 'tissue', πάθος pathos 'suffering', and -λογία -logia 'study of') is the microscopic examination of tissue in order to study the manifestations of disease. Cytopathology and Histopathology are Anatomical pathology.

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Hypodermic needle

A hypodermic needle (from Greek ὑπο- (hypo-.

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Jenner's stain

Jenner's stain (methylene blue eosinate) is used in microscopy for staining blood smears.

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Leishman stain

Leishman stain, also known as Leishman's stain, is used in microscopy for staining blood smears.

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Liquid-based cytology

Liquid-based cytology is a method of preparing samples for examination in cytopathology. Cytopathology and Liquid-based cytology are diagnostic obstetrics and gynaecology.

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Lung

The lungs are the central organs of the respiratory system in humans and some other animals, including tetrapods, some snails and a small number of fish.

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Lymph node

A lymph node, or lymph gland, is a kidney-shaped organ of the lymphatic system and the adaptive immune system.

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May–Grünwald stain

May–Grünwald stain is used for the staining of slides obtained by fine-needle aspiration in a histopathology lab for the diagnosis of tumorous cells.

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Medical imaging

Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology).

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Medical ultrasound

Medical ultrasound includes diagnostic techniques (mainly imaging techniques) using ultrasound, as well as therapeutic applications of ultrasound.

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Metabolism

Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms.

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Microscope slide

A microscope slide is a thin flat piece of glass, typically 75 by 26 mm (3 by 1 inches) and about 1 mm thick, used to hold objects for examination under a microscope.

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Nucleolus

The nucleolus (nucleoli) is the largest structure in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.

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Organ (biology)

In a multicellular organism, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function.

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Pap test

The Papanicolaou test (abbreviated as Pap test, also known as Pap smear (AE), cervical smear (BE), cervical screening (BE), or smear test (BE)) is a method of cervical screening used to detect potentially precancerous and cancerous processes in the cervix (opening of the uterus or womb) or, more rarely, anus (in both men and women). Cytopathology and Pap test are diagnostic obstetrics and gynaecology and Infectious causes of cancer.

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Papanicolaou stain

Papanicolaou stain (also Papanicolaou's stain and Pap stain) is a multichromatic (multicolored) cytological staining technique developed by George Papanicolaou in 1942.

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Pathology

Pathology is the study of disease and injury.

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Pericardium

The pericardium (pericardia), also called pericardial sac, is a double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels.

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Peritoneal cavity

The peritoneal cavity is a potential space between the parietal peritoneum (the serous membrane that surrounds the abdominal wall) and visceral peritoneum (which surrounds the internal organs).

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Peritoneum

The peritoneum is the serous membrane forming the lining of the abdominal cavity or coelom in amniotes and some invertebrates, such as annelids.

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Pheochromocytoma

Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor of the adrenal medulla composed of chromaffin cells and is part of the paraganglioma (PGL) family of tumors, being defined as an intra-adrenal PGL.

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Pleomorphism (cytology)

Pleomorphism is a term used in histology and cytopathology to describe variability in the size, shape and staining of cells and/or their nuclei. Cytopathology and Pleomorphism (cytology) are cell biology.

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Pleural cavity

The pleural cavity, pleural space, or intrapleural space is the potential space between the pleurae of the pleural sac that surrounds each lung.

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Pulmonary pleurae

The pulmonary pleurae (pleura) are the two flattened sacs ensheathing each lung, locally appearing as two opposing layers of serous membrane separating the lungs from the mediastinum and the inside surfaces of the surrounding chest walls.

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Romanowsky stain

Romanowsky staining is a prototypical staining technique that was the forerunner of several distinct but similar stains widely used in hematology (the study of blood) and cytopathology (the study of diseased cells). Cytopathology and Romanowsky stain are Anatomical pathology.

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Screening (medicine)

Screening, in medicine, is a strategy used to look for as-yet-unrecognised conditions or risk markers.

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Serous tumour

A serous tumour is a neoplasm that typically has papillary to solid formations of tumor cells with crowded nuclei, and which typically arises on the modified Müllerian-derived serous membranes that surround the ovaries in females.

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Syringe

A syringe is a simple reciprocating pump consisting of a plunger (though in modern syringes, it is actually a piston) that fits tightly within a cylindrical tube called a barrel.

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Thyroid

The thyroid, or thyroid gland, is an endocrine gland in vertebrates.

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Tissue (biology)

In biology, tissue is an assembly of similar cells and their extracellular matrix from the same embryonic origin that together carry out a specific function.

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Trachea

The trachea (tracheae or tracheas), also known as the windpipe, is a cartilaginous tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi of the lungs, allowing the passage of air, and so is present in almost all animals with lungs.

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Ureter

The ureters are tubes composed of smooth muscle that transport urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.

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Urethra

The urethra (urethras or urethrae) is the tube that connects the mammalian urinary bladder to the urinary meatus.

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Urine cytology

Urine cytology is a test that looks for abnormal cells in urine under a microscope.

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Vaginal cytology

Vaginal cytology is a microscopic examination of cells from the vaginal epithelium. Cytopathology and vaginal cytology are diagnostic obstetrics and gynaecology.

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Visual artifact

Visual artifacts (also artefacts) are anomalies apparent during visual representation as in digital graphics and other forms of imagery, especially photography and microscopy.

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Wright's stain

Wright's stain is a hematologic stain that facilitates the differentiation of blood cell types.

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See also

Diagnostic obstetrics and gynaecology

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytopathology

Also known as Cellular pathology, Cytologic smear, Cytologic smear test, Cytologic smears, Cytopathological, Cytopathologist, Exfoliative cytology, Imprint cytology, Smear test.

, Pleural cavity, Pulmonary pleurae, Romanowsky stain, Screening (medicine), Serous tumour, Syringe, Thyroid, Tissue (biology), Trachea, Ureter, Urethra, Urine cytology, Vaginal cytology, Visual artifact, Wright's stain.