cytometry

American  

[sahy-tahm-uh-tree] / saɪˈtɑm ə tri /

noun

1. Cell Biology. the measurement and analysis of cells, especially by using a flow cytometer (flow cytometry) to identify cell types and assess their size, number, and other properties.

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cytometry Scientific  

/ sī-tŏm′ĭ-trē /

1. The counting and measuring of cells, especially the counting and analysis of cell size, morphology, and other characteristics, traditionally performed using a standardized glass slide or small glass chamber of known volume.

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Other Word Forms

• cytometric
  adjective
• cytometrically
  adverb
• cytometrist
  noun

Example Sentences

Additional techniques provided deeper insights, including flow cytometry, ex vivo expansion, RNA-seq, assay for transposase-accessible chromatin-seq, high-resolution imaging, metabolic testing, and detailed studies of mitochondria.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

Researchers can later isolate these tagged cells from living cell populations using techniques such as flow cytometry.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

The researchers used flow cytometry, a laser-based technique that analyzes cell characteristics, to tally the fern’s whopping 160 billion base pairs.

From Science Magazine • May 31, 2024

One of the most accurate ways to assess sperm count now is with flow cytometry, an automated tool that can count and analyze each sperm individually.

From Scientific American • Jun. 1, 2023

Flow cytometry is an optical technique that classifies cells on the basis of properties such as size, granularity and the presence of signature proteins labelled with fluorescent antibodies.

From Nature • May 21, 2018