Cervical cytology
Normal cell content of cervical smears, contaminants and artifacts. Adequacy and unsatisfactory smears
Normal Cell Content
Basic Smear Patterns
Smear adequacy: The unsatisfactory smear

 

Superficial, intermediate and parabasal cells exfoliated from squamous epithelium

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Superficial suamous cells

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Intermediate squamous cells
Navicular cells

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Parabasal epithelial cells

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