SINCE 1828
koilocyte
noun
koi·lo·cyte
| \ˈkȯi-lə-ˌsīt
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Medical Definition of koilocyte
: a vacuolated pyknotic epithelial cell that has either a clear cytoplasm or a perinuclear halo and that tends to be associated with certain human papillomavirus infections (as of the genitals)
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