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An abnormal finding on a Pap test. This classification is divided into “favor neoplasia” or “not otherwise specified (NOS)”. NOS is subdivided into endocervical or endometrial origin. Atypical endocervical cells are important because of their risk for significant disease.  

A somatic motor neuron with its cell body in the ventral (anterior) horn of the gray matter of the spinal cord, and an axon that innervates skeletal muscle.  

The type of cell that produces the enamel rods of the tooth crown.  

A modified nerve cell in the retina that has short branches (dendrites) but no long process (axon).  

An air-filled sinus cavity in a bone.  

A macrophage along a blood vessel, together with perivascular undifferentiated cells associated with it.  

A cell present in the acinus of an acinous gland (e.g., of the pancreas).  

A cell with an affinity for staining with acid dyes.  

A monocyte or macrophage; refers to the immune response.