ARCHITECTURAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does architectural mean? 

• ARCHITECTURAL (adjective)
  The adjective ARCHITECTURAL has 1 sense:

1. of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture

  Familiarity information: ARCHITECTURAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARCHITECTURAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

architectural design

Pertainym:

architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)

 Context examples 

It is characterized by a nodular architectural growth resembling a melanoma, and a loss of nevus cell maturation.

(Minimal Deviation Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic finding indicating the presence of mild dysplastic cellular changes and mild architectural changes in the glandular epithelium of the rectal mucosa.

(Mild Rectal Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic finding indicating the presence of moderate dysplastic cellular changes and moderate architectural changes in the glandular epithelium of the colonic mucosa.

(Moderate Colon Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic finding indicating the presence of moderate dysplastic cellular changes and moderate architectural changes in the epithelium of the esophageal mucosa.

(Moderate Esophageal Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic finding indicating the presence of moderate dysplastic cellular changes and moderate architectural changes in the glandular epithelium of the rectal mucosa.

(Moderate Rectal Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic finding indicating the presence of mild dysplastic cellular changes and mild architectural changes in the glandular epithelium of the colonic mucosa.

(Mild Colon Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic finding indicating the presence of an architectural pattern dominated by the presence of small papillary structures.

(Micropapillary Pattern, NCI Thesaurus)

Cytological and architectural atypia may be absent or minimal, or significant enough to raise the possibility of atypical ductal hyperplasia or ductal carcinoma in situ.

(Columnar Cell Lesion of the Breast, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by mild epithelial dysplasia and mild architectural alterations of the mucosal epithelium.

(Colorectal Low Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant mesenchymal tumor composed of fibroblasts, and characterized by collagen production and usually a herringbone architectural pattern.

(Conventional Fibrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)