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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASCUS

From New Latin, from Greek askos bag.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ASCUS

ascus  [ˈæskəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASCUS

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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ascus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASCUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ascus

Ascus

An ascus is the sexual spore-bearing cell produced in ascomycete fungi. On average, asci normally contain eight ascospores, produced by a meiotic cell division followed, in most species, by a mitotic cell division. However, asci in some genera or species can occur in numbers of one, two, four, or multiples of four. In a few cases, the ascospores can bud off conidia that may fill the asci with hundreds of conidia, or the ascospores may fragment, e.g. some Cordyceps, also filling the asci with smaller cells. Ascospores are nonmotile, usually single celled, but not infrequently may be coenocytic, and in some cases coenocytic in multiple planes. Mitotic divisions within the developing spores populate each resulting cell in septate ascospores with nuclei. In many cases the asci are formed in a regular layer, the hymenium, in a fruiting body which is visible to the naked eye, here called an ascocarp or ascoma. In other cases, such as single-celled yeasts, no such structures are found. In rare cases asci of some genera can regularly develop inside older discharged asci one after another, e.g. Dipodascus.

Definition of ascus in the English dictionary

The definition of ascus in the dictionary is a saclike structure that produces eight ascospores during sexual reproduction in ascomycetous fungi such as yeasts and mildews.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASCUS


Damascus
dəˈmɑːskəs
discus
ˈdɪskəs
fuscous
ˈfʌskəs
hibiscus
haɪˈbɪskəs
Holodiscus
ˌhɒləˈdɪskəs
lemniscus
lɛmˈnɪskəs
meniscus
mɪˈnɪskəs
molluscous
mɒˈlʌskəs
nonviscous
ˌnɒnˈvɪskəs
Puskas
ˈpʊskəs
ruscus
ˈrʌskəs
subfuscous
sʌbˈfʌskəs
trochiscus
trəʊˈkɪskəs
uraniscus
ˌjuːrənˈɪskəs
viscous
ˈvɪskəs
viscus
ˈvɪskəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASCUS

ascocarp
ascocarpic
ascogonia
ascogonium
Ascoli Piceno
ascomycete
ascomycetous
asconce
ascorbate
ascorbic acid
ascospore
ascosporic
ascot
ascribable
ascribe
ascription
ascriptive

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASCUS

abacus
autofocus
caucus
circus
Copernicus
crocus
cuscus
depth of focus
ficus
hocus
hocus-pocus
John of Damascus
locus
mucus
out-of-focus
rhoncus
Spartacus
staphylococcus
streptococcus
the discus

Synonyms and antonyms of ascus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ascus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASCUS

Find out the translation of ascus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ascus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ascus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

子囊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ascus
570 millions of speakers

English

ascus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ASCUS
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аск
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ascus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ascus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

asque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ascus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ascus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

子嚢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자낭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ascus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ascus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ascus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एसक्यूस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ascus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ASCUS
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ASCUS
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аск
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ASCUS
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασκός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ascus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ascus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ascus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ascus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASCUS»

The term «ascus» is regularly used and occupies the 100.419 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASCUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ascus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ascus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ascus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASCUS»

Discover the use of ascus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ascus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blaustein's Pathology of the Female Genital Tract
Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASCUS) refers to samples in which the cytologic changes are suggestive of LSIL but lack sufficient cytologic abnormalities to allow a definitive diagnosis. Atypical Squamous Cells ...
Ancel Blaustein, Robert J. Kurman, 2002
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Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology
This system describes the adequacy of the specimen, a general categorization of whether it falls within normal limits or not, and a description of the dys- plastic cytologic abnormalities detected in three categories: ASCUS or atypical squamous ...
Richard R. Barakat, Maurie Markman, Marcus Randall, 2009
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Emerging Issues on HPV Infections: From Science to Practice
Because ASCUS is the gray zone between normal and abnormal and is not a sharply defined category, the interpretation of ASCUS varies considerably from one observer to another [16–19]. For example, in ALTS, out of 1,473 ASCUS cases ...
Joseph Monsonégo, 2006
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Modern Colposcopy: Textbook and Atlas
Study HPV pos HPV neg Total risk for all ASCUS 0.74% 1/136 1.2% 6/498 1.1% 13/1175 6.9% 15/217 6.4% 51/801 11.9% 208/2210 *hc1 (expanded 1st generation Hybrid capture test) "hc2 (2nd generation Hybrid capture test) and has a ...
American Society For Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology, 2004
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Plant Relationships: A Comprehensive Treatise on Fungi As ...
The explosive action of the individual ascus has been studied for more than a century and in most species we know that the ascus functions as a pressurized spore gun whose dehiscence spurts spores into the air along with a stream of sap.
Holger B. Deising, 2009
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Cancer of the Female Lower Genital Tract
favored.19 ASCUS has received attention because of the fear of an underlying cancer, although the majority of ASCUS smears reflect either a reparative process or a low-grade lesion. However, 38 percent of high-grade lesions are first seen ...
American Cancer Society, 2001
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Dung Fungi: An Illustrated Guide to Coprophilous Fungi in ...
The Ascomycetes are a class of fungi characterised by having a septate mycelium and whose sexually produced spores (ascospores) are developed inside a transparent sac called an ascus from which they are usually explosively ejected ...
Ann Bell, 1983
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Modern Colposcopy Textbook and Atlas
Age trend for ASCUS, prevalence of CIN 1+ within HPV+/ASCUS, and the prevalence of CIN 2,3+ within HPV+ ASCUS. The HPV+/ASCUS curve closely resembles the curve of HPV detection by age, with a high peak in the 20s, falling to a low ...
American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, E. J. Mayeaux, J. Thomas Cox, 2011
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Marine Fungi: and Fungal-like Organisms
In Taphrina sp. and Tuber sp., however, delimitation is by invagination of the ascus plasmalemma. Second, the Euascus-type when the ascospore-delimiting membrane is formed initially as a single double-membrane cylinder – the ascus ...
E. B. Gareth Jones, Ka-Lai Pang, 2012
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Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Europe's ...
Such practices were one of many factors contributing to SEE losses. For most of the second half of the 20th century, agricultural sales cooperative unions (ASCUs ) also played a key role in the implementation of agricultural policy.
Kym Anderson, Johan F. M. Swinnen, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASCUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ascus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Friday Feedback: A Better Way to Screen for Cervical Cancer?
Diane Harper, MD: "For our women 21 to 24 years of age, we provide cytology as the primary screen with HPV triage for ASCUS results; for our ... «MedPage Today, May 15»
2
Screening may miss pre-cancerous anal lesions in women with HIV
For instance, 175 women were categorised as having ASCUS (the lowest degree of abnormality on cytology), but anoscopy found that 19% of ... «aidsmap, Mar 15»
3
Power up The Ideas Factory with Edinburgh International Science …
The creative crossover continues with a new visual arts exhibition co-curated by the Science Festival, Summerhall and ASCUS Art & Science. «Scotland Food and Drink, Feb 15»
4
Genticel announces positive DSMB recommendation for ProCervix …
ProCervix is used for HPV 16 and/or 18 infected women, who have normal cervical cytology or ASCUS/LSIL (mild cervical cellular dyskaryosis). «News-Medical.net, Jan 15»
5
What does that abnormal pap smear mean?
"The most common abnormality seen is 'abnormal squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS)'. Fortunately, this requires nothing ... «Jamaica Observer, Jan 15»
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HPV triage is optimal management for ASCUS [Classics Series]
Atypical cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) represents the most common cytologic abnormality yet is the least likely to represent HSIL ... «2 Minute Medicine, Nov 14»
7
Brothers disqualified from acting as directors
Llyr Thomas, 44, and Bedwyr Thomas, 42, who managed Ascus Concrete Pumping Ltd, failed to supply company records to the administrator ... «Insider Media, Nov 14»
8
Understanding pap smear results
Your doctor may use the word ASCUS (Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance) to describe this result. This means cervical ... «Cayman Compass, Sep 14»
9
Genticel HPV Vaccine Study on Track
ProCervix is used for HPV 16 and/or 18 infected women, who have normal cervix cytology or ASCUS/LSIL (mild cervical cellular dyskaryosis). «Drug Discovery & Development, Jul 14»
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Strictly yeast: Ribosomal dance leaves evolutionary footprints
This is a photo of ascus, a sexual spore-bearing cell, plus ascospores of the yeast Saccharomyces paradoxus. Credit: Institute of Food ... «Phys.Org, Mar 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ascus [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ascus>. Jun 2026 ».
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