title: Similes and metaphors I: A nature walk through benign gynecologic cytology.
abstract: Similes and metaphors useful in benign gynecologic cytology are presented. Included are those pertaining to normal cellular elements, organisms, contaminants, and benign changes.
authors.affiliation: Papanicolaou Cytology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Koizumi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002175:Candida / Q000166:cytology*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000166:cytology*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000166:cytology*; D005260:Female; D019365:Metaphor; D014244:Trichomonas / Q000166:cytology*