atypia
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9.9
- noun
- /eɪˈtɪpiə/
- Specialized
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atipia
- The pathologist noted the presence of atypia in the tissue sample, indicating potential abnormalities in the cells.
- cellular atypia
- cytologic atypia
- nuclear atypia
Examples
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The increased cellularity and atypia can resemble features of malignancy, and these lesions have been confused with fibrosarcomas and malignant schwannomas.
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Nuclear atypia was usually moderate (47%) or mild (29%).
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Nuclear atypia was also determined on a three-grade scale.
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There were no nuclear atypia or mitotic activity present (Figure 2).
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However, the lymphoma typically features cytologic atypia and monomorphic cells.
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Some warts show epithelial atypia, and these contain new HPV types.
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The immune system plays a central role in cancer both in vigilance for atypia and in the symptomatology of cancers.
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Rhabdomyosarcoma frequently has areas of necrosis, mitotic figures, and nuclear atypia.
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The presence of hypercellularity and atypia may lead to the misdiagnosis of these lesions as sarcomas.
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Histologic analysis reveals giant cells around a fibrous stroma and some degree of cellular atypia.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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9.4
Unusual growth of cells or body parts that can cause health problems
Being different from the usual type or pattern
Antonyms
How Atypical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word atypia comes from Greek parts a- meaning 'not' and typ- meaning 'type' or 'form', the same root you see in typical. So atypia literally means 'not typical', which helps you remember it is used for cells that look different or abnormal in medical checks.