The nature of possible underlying disease states including cancer or infections can often be detected by microscopically visualizing cytological changes in cells which are exfoliated and captured by fluid extraction from body cavity, brushings, washings, or fine needle aspirations.
Cloister definition, a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard. See more.
Cloister Sculpture: The beginnings of a revived tradition of stonecarving can be seen in the carved capitals of northern Romanesque churches. The most extensive preserved ensemble of sculptured early Romanesque capitals is found in the cloister of Saint-Pierre at Moissac in southwestern France.