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The '''navicular cell''' is a benign type of intermediate cell seen on Pap tests.
The '''navicular cell''' is a benign type of intermediate cell seen on Pap tests.


''Navicular'' means ''boat-shaped''.<ref>URL: [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/navicular https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/navicular]. Accessed on: 23 December 2015.</ref> Navicular cells have folded edges and can be though of as a boat that is seen from above.  
''Navicular'' means ''boat-shaped''.<ref>URL: [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/navicular https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/navicular]. Accessed on: 23 December 2015.</ref> Navicular cells have folded edges and can be imagined to be a boat that is seen from directly above.  


==General==
==General==