cytology

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cytology

  • /saɪˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ UK
  • /saɪˈtɑləd͡ʒi/ US

Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi

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From cyto- (“cell”) + -logy.

noun

  1. uncountable The study of cells. Holonym: cytohistology
  2. uncountable Cytopathology. Holonyms: cytohistology, cytohistopathology

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noun biology: the study of cells

Españolcitología
한국어세포학 sepohak
日本語細胞学 saibōgaku
中文細胞學 /细胞学 xìbāoxué
हिन्दीकोशिकाविज्ञान kośikāvijñān
Portuguêscitologia
Françaiscytologie
DeutschZytologie, Zellbiologie
Italianocitologia
Ελληνικάκυτταρολογία kyttarología
Românăcitologie
Русскийцитоло́гия citológija
Tiếng Việttế bào học, sinh học tế bào

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"cytology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cytology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cytology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cytology

Chicago

"cytology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cytology.

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@misc{cytology_2026,
  title = {cytology},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cytology},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}