cytology

American  

[sahy-tol-uh-jee] / saɪˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the study of the microscopic appearance of cells, especially for the diagnosis of abnormalities and malignancies.

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cytology British  

/ saɪˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of plant and animal cells, including their structure, function, and formation

2. the detailed structure of a tissue, as revealed by microscopic examination

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cytology Scientific  

/ sī-tŏl′ə-jē /

1. The scientific study of the formation, structure, and function of cells.

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Other Word Forms

• cytologist
  noun
• cytologic
  adjective
• cytological
  adjective
• cytologically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of cytology

First recorded in 1885–90; cyto- + -logy

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

cytology

Researchers gently rub the parchment with a dry cytology brush, the same type of brush used for Pap smears.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

This newer HPV test is regarded as a better indicator than cytology of identifying who is a higher risk of developing cervical cancer.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2024

Two years later, he received a master’s degree from Texas Tech in cytology, the study of cells.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022

The contributions of cytology continued in the early twentieth century with the work of Walter Sutton.

From Nature ● Apr. 15, 2019

It is to the wealth of correlated observations and to the philosophic breadth of the conclusions in this paper that the subsequent rapid progress in cytology is undoubtedly to be attributed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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