koilocyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A squamous epithelial cell that has undergone a number of structural changes as a result of infection of the cell by human papillomavirus.

Word forms

koilocyte koilocytes

Etymology

From koilo- + -cyte.

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