Medical Dictionary

karyopyknotic index

noun

Medical Definition of KARYOPYKNOTIC INDEX

:  an index that is calculated as the percentage of epithelial cells with karyopyknotic nuclei exfoliated from the vagina and is used in the hormonal evaluation of a patient

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