cytology
Americannoun
noun
-
the study of plant and animal cells, including their structure, function, and formation
-
the detailed structure of a tissue, as revealed by microscopic examination
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cytology
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
The chance of abnormal cell changes developing in the time interval between routine smear appointments was around one in 1,000 with the HPV check, compared to around four in 1,000 with the traditional cytology check.
From BBC • May 31, 2022
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 fusion of genetics and cytology came in the 1910s, when Thomas Hunt Morgan and his colleagues mapped the chromosomal locations of fruit-fly mutations.
From Nature • Apr. 15, 2019
We may indeed date the birth of animal cytology from Schleiden’s short but epoch-making paper.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
