cell block

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cell block

a paraffin block, suitable for sectioning, staining, and microscopic study, prepared from any suspension of cells in fluid (that is, aspirates or washings); cells are concentrated by centrifugation or filtering, and the resulting aggregation is processed as if it were a solid specimen of tissue.

cell block

Cytology A paraffin-embedded specimen derived from dried mucus, sputum, or debris found in fluids of pleural, pericardial, endobronchial and other sites that cannot be processed in the usual fashion for cytologic analysis

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Samples of MLBC of which cell block preparation is made are collected from about 60 patients in the age group of 20 to 70 years with gynaecological complaints like white discharge P/V and bleeding P/V attending the Gynaecology Outpatient Clinic at JSS Hospital, Mysore.

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The Cellient system (Hologic), an automated cell block technology built on the ThinPrep system, uses vacuum-assisted filtration to capture and concentrate available cells.

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The cell block slides were analyzed by light microscopy (Axiostar Plus; Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen, Germany) for evaluation of the presence of epithelial cells, acute and chronic inflammatory cells, keratin, and cholesterol crystal clefts.

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After nightclub singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover she eventually teams up with cell block rival Velma Kelly to fight to keep off death row with the help of lawyer, Billy Flynn.