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

Meanwhile, GPs in Belfast have been advised of a 20-week wait for results by the regional cytology lab.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023

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

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

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