as·cus

(ăs′kəs)

n. pl. as·ci (ăs′ī′, -kī′)

A membranous, often club-shaped structure in ascomycetes in which karyogamy occurs, followed by the formation of eight haploid ascospores.

[New Latin, from Greek askos, bag.]

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ascus

(ˈæskəs)

n, pl asci (ˈæsaɪ; ˈæskaɪ)

(Botany) a saclike structure that produces (usually) eight ascospores during sexual reproduction in ascomycetous fungi such as yeasts and mildews

[C19: from New Latin, from Greek askos bag]

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as•cus

(ˈæs kəs)

n., pl. as•ci (ˈæs aɪ, -kaɪ, -ki)

the sac in ascomycetes in which the spores are formed.

[1820–30; < New Latin < Greek askós bag, sac]

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Noun

ascus - saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes

reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction

ascomycete, ascomycetous fungus - any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus

Translations

asco

ASCUS

abbr atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance. V. cell.

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Women received the most benefit as measured by lifetime quality-adjusted life-years (QALY) if they received cytologic testing every 3 years and received repeat testing for ASCUS. The strategy with the lowest cost was cytologic testing every 3 years and hrHPV triage for ASCUS ($1,267), and the strategy of 3-year cytology testing with repeat testing for ASCUS had more QALY but at a higher cost ($2,166).

Less frequent cytologic tests for cervical cancer may be best

Spore bearing Ascus (above) and testaceous amoeba Trinema (below).

Protists and other organisms on a minute snail periostracum/Protistas e outros organismos em um pequeno periostracum de caracol

Out of these 89 patients, nineteen (n=19) had pap smears results of ASCUS. Data from these 19 patients were included in this study (Table 1).

Detection of Zika Virus and Human Papilloma Virus in Cervical Cytology Samples using Two Real Time PCR Based Techniques in Ecuadorian Women diagnosed with ASCUS

Em levantamento realizado em 32 municipios do estado do Rio de Janeiro entre os anos de 2007 e 2010, pelo SITEC/INCA, foi possivel constatar que as colpocitologias com laudos alterados apresentaram um percentual de diagnosticos ASCUS equivalente a 44,7%.

FREQUENCIA DE ASC-US EM LAUDOS CITOPATOLOGICOS ALTERADOS E NAO ALTERADOS EM UM LABORATORIO DA REDE PRIVADA DE FORTALEZA, CEARA

Patients of ASCUS with HR-HPV infection, low-grade and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion were underwent colposcopy.

Limited Role of Promoter Methylation of MGMT and C13ORF18 in Triage of Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion

If the specimen is hrHPV positive and cytology is ASCUS or more worrisome the patient is referred for colposcopy (figure, page 14).

Are we ready for primary HPV testing for the prevention of cervical cancer? We may be at a tipping point where the iconic Pap smear is largely replaced by HPV testing for cervical cancer screening

The Pap smear was normal or negative smear in 11.75%, inflammation was reported in 77.5%, ASCUS in 5.5%, ASC-H in 0.25%, AGUS in 0.5%, LSIL in 2%, HSIL in 1.5%, and invasive cancer in 0.5%.

Potential of visual inspection with acetic acid as a screening test in comparison to conventional papanicolaou smear in detection of colposcopic biopsy proven cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: A tertiary centre experience

All above mentioned genera are widely used in the experimental class of genetics to study crossing over and gene conversion due to the unique arrangement of ascospores in an ascus as genetic model organisms (Ines et al., 2010).

Isolation of Coprophilous Fungus Sordaria fimicola from Different Areas of Lahore-Pakistan, and Molecular Characterization by ITS and RAPD-SCAR PCR

From each ascoma sample, two microscope slides were prepared and micrographs of ascus and spores contained in 5 randomly selected fields were acquired.

MORPHOLOGICAL, PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR INVESTIGATIONS ON TUBER BELLONAE FROM BASILICATA-ITALY

A total of 238 Pap smears were collected among the 75 women in this study group, of which 86% were negative or ASCUS and 13% were LSIL.

Women Living with HIV over Age of 65: Cervical Cancer Screening in a Unique and Growing Population

Of the 30 ECA (21% of 143 cases), 15 (10.5%) had ASCUS, and 15 had LGSIL (10.5% of 143 cases).

Histopathologic and Cytologic Follow-Up in High Risk Male Patients with Unsatisfactory Anal Cytology