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clue cell [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Bacterial Diseases
- Genitourinary Tract
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clue cell
1, record 1, English, clue%20cell
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... epithelial [cell of the vagina that has] bacteria adhering to [its] surface and sometimes obscuring [its] borders[, and that indicates] bacterial vaginosis. 2, record 1, English, - clue%20cell
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Clue cells are squamous vaginal epithelial cells found in vaginal fluid when BV [bacterial vaginosis] is present. The cells are covered with numerous bacteria, giving them a stippled or granular appearance, and their borders are obscured or fuzzy because of the adherence of numerous rods or cocci. ... a diagnosis of BV is established when at least 20% of the detectable epithelial cells are clue cells. 3, record 1, English, - clue%20cell
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
clue cell: term usually used in the plural. 4, record 1, English, - clue%20cell
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
clue cell: This term appears under the entry "bacterial vaginosis" in the Dictionary of microbiology and molecular biology. 4, record 1, English, - clue%20cell
Record 1, Key term(s)
- clue cells
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Maladies bactériennes
- Appareil génito-urinaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cellule indicatrice
1, record 1, French, cellule%20indicatrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- clue cell 2, record 1, French, clue%20cell
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les critères diagnostiques de la vaginose bactérienne sont les suivants : existence de sécrétions vaginales homogènes; pH [supérieur à] 5; test à la potasse («sniff-test») positif; présence de «clue cells». [...] Les clue cells sont des cellules épithéliales desquamées dont la surface est recouverte de bactéries dont l'abondance estompe les contours de la cellule. Le cytoplasme prend un aspect clouté parfois difficile à observer. Les clue cells sont bien visibles lors de l'examen à fort grossissement (objectif x 40) des sécrétions vaginales en solution saline. 3, record 1, French, - cellule%20indicatrice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cellule indicatrice; clue cell : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - cellule%20indicatrice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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