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cytopathology

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[sahy-toh-puh-thol-uh-jee] / ˌsaɪ toʊ pəˈθɒl ə dʒi /

noun

Pathology.
  1. the science dealing with the study of the diseases of cells.


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Etymology

Origin of cytopathology

First recorded in 1935–40; cyto- + pathology

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She was on the GWU faculty from 1968 to 2002 and then spent the next 13 years as a physician specializing in cytopathology — cellular disease — at Washington Hospital Center.

From Washington Post Oct. 9, 2020

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