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Obscuring inflammation on a pap smear means that there were so many white blood cells in the sample, it was difficult to assess the health of the squamous cells. Ask your health care provider what, if any, follow up is needed for this result given your specific history.
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Is inflammation a sign of cervical cancer?
Occasionally a patient with repeated pap smears noting "NIL with partially obscuring inflammation" may be later found to have a precancerous lesion on the cervix, but inflammation of the cervix, or a finding on colposcopy biopsy of chronic inflammation, does not in itself indicate cervical cancer.
What do words that end in itis mean?
Words that end in -itis mean inflammation of. Like tendonitis means inflammation of tendons. Appendicitis means inflammation of the appendix.
What does iti mean?
"-Itis" refers to inflammation. For example, appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. Another example is cholecystitis, which is an inflammation of the gallbladder.
Does the term carditis mean inflammation of the heart?
Yes, carditis means inflammation of the heart.
What does an underlying inflammation mean?
pimple
The suffix of -itis means inflammation however it can also mean?
A lot of people use it to mean infection as well.
What does elevated cardio crp mean?
Inflammation
What is a four letter word for an obscuring cloud?
Haze.
What does gastritis mean?
It means an inflammation of the stomach. Gastro- = stomach + -itis = inflammation. It doesn't say why however.
What is penticitis?
I think you mean "appendicitis," which is an inflammation of the appendix.
Does Cholelithiasis mean inflammation of the bile duct?
No. It means presence of stones in the gall bladder. Cholangitis is the inflammation of bile ducts.
What does meningful mean?
It means an inflammation ... "itis" ... of the meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord).Inflammation of the meninges (or coverings of the brain).
