cytopathology

[ sahy-toh-puh-thol-uh-jee ]

noun

, Pathology.

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

Other Words From

• cy·to·path·o·log·ic [sahy-toh-path-, uh, -, loj, -ik], cyto·patho·logi·cal adjective
• cyto·patho·logi·cal·ly adverb
• cyto·pa·tholo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cytopathology¹

First recorded in 1935–40; cyto- + pathology