Diseases

Uterine Cervical Dysplasia

Abnormal development of immature squamous EPITHELIAL CELLS of the UTERINE CERVIX, a term used to describe premalignant cytological changes in the cervical EPITHELIUM. These atypical cells do not penetrate the epithelial BASEMENT MEMBRANE.

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Abstract

Abnormal development of immature squamous EPITHELIAL CELLS of the UTERINE CERVIX, a term used to describe premalignant cytological changes in the cervical EPITHELIUM. These atypical cells do not penetrate the epithelial BASEMENT MEMBRANE.

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20 entry terms
  • Cervical Dysplasia
  • Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
  • Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasms
  • Cervix Dysplasia
  • Dysplasia of Cervix Uteri
  • Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Cervical
  • Neoplasia, Cervical Intraepithelial
  • Cervical Dysplasia, Uterine
  • Cervical Dysplasias
  • Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasm
  • Cervix Uteri Dysplasia
  • Cervix Uteri Dysplasias
  • Dysplasia, Cervical
  • Dysplasia, Cervix
  • Dysplasia, Uterine Cervical
  • Intraepithelial Neoplasm, Cervical
  • Intraepithelial Neoplasms, Cervical
  • Neoplasm, Cervical Intraepithelial
  • Neoplasms, Cervical Intraepithelial
  • Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Grade III

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2006; use CERVIX NEOPLASMS 1977-1983, CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASM was a heading 1994-2022

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Previous Indexing

  • Cervix Diseases (1966-1976)
  • Cervix Neoplasms (1966-1976)

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  1. C04w.834w.818
  2. C12.050.351.500w.852.593.074
  3. C12.100w.250w.852.593.074

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WP 480

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Uterine Cervical Dysplasia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002578. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002578
  2. Uterine Cervical Dysplasia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19001141