Definition of Cytosmear

1. Noun. A thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope.


Medical Definition of Cytosmear

1. A type of cytologic specimen made by smearing a sample (obtained by a variety of methods from a number of sites), then fixing it and staining it, usually with 95% ethyl alcohol and Papanicolaou stain. Synonym: cytosmear. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cytosmear

cytosides
cytosine
cytosine
cytosine-DNA glycosidase
cytosine-UDP-glucuronosyltransferase
cytosines
cytosine arabinoside
cytosine ribonucleoside
cytosis
cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal proteins
cytoskeleton
cytoskeleton
cytoskeletons
cytosmear (current term)
cytosmear (current term)
cytosol
cytosol
cytosolic
cytosolic
cytosols
cytosol non-specific dipeptidase
cytosome
cytosome
cytosomes
cytostasis
cytostatic
cytostatic
cytostatically
cytostatics

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