Cytology

//saɪˈtɒləd͡ʒi// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The study of cells. uncountable
"Holonym: cytohistology"
2
the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells wordnet
3
The study of cells.; Cytopathology. uncountable
"Holonyms: cytohistology, cytohistopathology"

Synonyms

aerobiology agrobiology anatomy astrobiology bacteriology biochemics

Example

"Holonyms: cytohistology, cytohistopathology"

Etymology

From cyto- (“cell”) + -logy.

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exfoliative cytology

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