normocellular

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

normo- +‎ cellular

Adjective[edit]

normocellular (not comparable)

  1. (pathology) Containing a normal number of cells; neither hypocellular nor hypercellular.
    • 2012, Eric D. Hsi, Hematopathology, page 542:
      A high-quality core biopsy specimen of adequate size is also necessary to rule out the possibility of a sampling bias, in which the hypercellular area may be only focal while the remainder of the marrow is in fact normocellular or hypocellular.