Definitions

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  • noun medicine abnormality in a cell

Etymologies

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From New Latin atypia, from a- + typus + -ia.

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Examples

  • The third factor was my having been diagnosed, as I mentioned, in September 2004 with hyperplasia with atypia, which is another breast disease that can increase the risk for breast cancer.

    Good-Enough Mother René Syler with Karen Moline 2007

  • The third factor was my having been diagnosed, as I mentioned, in September 2004 with hyperplasia with atypia, which is another breast disease that can increase the risk for breast cancer.

    Good-Enough Mother René Syler with Karen Moline 2007

  • Screening for abnormal cells (also called atypia) with HALO can help women and their doctors identify precancerous changes, closely monitor them and develop an optimal care path aimed at prevention.

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  • After my first biopsy, I was diagnosed with a condition called hyperplasia with atypia, or a pre-pre-cancer.

    Good-Enough Mother René Syler with Karen Moline 2007

  • I decided to chronicle my experience of hyperplasia with atypia for viewers of The Early Show.

    Good-Enough Mother René Syler with Karen Moline 2007

  • But see, I really was - you know, I had been diagnosed in 2003 with hyperplasia atypia (ph), which is the stage right before breast cancer.

    CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2007 2007

  • After my first biopsy, I was diagnosed with a condition called hyperplasia with atypia, or a pre-pre-cancer.

    Good-Enough Mother René Syler with Karen Moline 2007

  • I decided to chronicle my experience of hyperplasia with atypia for viewers of The Early Show.

    Good-Enough Mother René Syler with Karen Moline 2007

  • I had ductal carcinoma in situ in the left breast and the right, just, atypia which are cells that you want to keep an eye on.

    CNN Transcript Aug 23, 2006 2006

  • I had ductal carcinoma in situ in the left breast and the right, just, atypia which are cells that you want to keep an eye on.

    CNN Transcript Dec 25, 2006 2006

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