Dictionary Definition
cytology n : the branch of biology that studies
the structure and function of cells
User Contributed Dictionary
Pronunciation
Noun
- The study of cells.
Translations
biology: the study of cells
- Croatian: citologija
- Dutch: cytologie , celleer de
- French: cytologie
- Japanese: (saibōgaku)
- Portuguese: citologia
- Turkish: sitoloji, hücre bilimi
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
Cytology literally means study of cells.
Based on usage it can refer to:
- Cytopathology - the study of cellular disease and the use of cellular changes for the diagnosis of disease.
- Cell biology - the study of (normal) cellular anatomy, function and chemistry.
References
cytology in Italian: Citologia
cytology in Korean: 세포학
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
aerobiology, agrobiology, anatomy, astrobiology, bacteriology, biochemics, biochemistry, biochemy, bioecology, biological
science, biology,
biometrics, biometry, bionics, bionomics, biophysics, botany, cell physiology, cryobiology, cybernetics, ecology, electrobiology, embryology, enzymology, ethnobiology, exobiology, genetics, gnotobiotics, life science,
microbiology,
molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology, radiobiology, taxonomy, virology, xenobiology, zoology