| Qualifier English: | cytology | ||||
| Qualifier Spanish: | citología 
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| Qualifier Portuguese: | citologia | ||||
| Qualifier French: | cytologie | ||||
| Entry term(s): | cell morphology cell structure cellular aspects cellular morphology cellular structure | ||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000166 | ||||
| Scope note: | Used for cellular appearance of unicellular and multicellular organisms. | ||||
| Annotation: | subhead only; normal structure only; for non-normal, use /pathology; includes cellular & intracellular structure, morphology, multiplication, cell cycle, differentiation, etc.; see also /ultrastructure; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.20; DF: /cytol or /CY | ||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||
| Online Note: | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/CY or CY (SH) or SUBS APPLY CY | ||||
| History Note: | 67; used with Category A & B 1966-85; A, B1, B3 & B5-6 1986; A, B1, B3, B5-6 & ASCITIC FLUID 1987; A, B1, B3, B5-6, ASCITIC FLUID & BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID 1988-89; A2-10, A12-16, B1, B3 & B5-6 1990 forward | ||||
| Entry Version: | CYTOL | ||||
| Abbreviation: | CY | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 22010 | ||||
| Unique ID: | Q000166 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1967/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1973/12/27 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2004/07/09 | 
                        
                                                                    
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                | Concept UI | M0030350 | 
| Scope note | Used for cellular appearance of unicellular and multicellular organisms. | 
| Preferred term | cytology | 
| Entry term(s) | cellular aspects | 
| Concept UI | M0030351 | 
| Preferred term | cellular morphology | 
| Entry term(s) | cell morphology | 
| Concept UI | M0030352 | 
| Preferred term | cell structure | 
| Entry term(s) | cellular structure | 
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