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as·cus (sks)
n. pl. as·ci (s, -k)
A membranous, often club-shaped structure in which typically eight spores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes.
ascus [as´kus]
the spore case of certain fungi.
ascus
pl. asci; the spore case of Ascomycetes.
ASCUS
Atypical squamous cell of undetermined significance Cytology A cell seen in a pap smear of the cervix that fulfills some of the criteria–eg nuclear enlargement and irregularity, cytoplasmic clearing, and thickened cell membranes, that define cells typical of either a condyloma or a neoplasm. See CIN, HSIL, LSIL. Cf AGUS, SIL.
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1, 3, 4) The diagnostic criteria for ASCUS are subjective and are not reproducible.
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