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cytology

Syllables: cy·tol·o·gy/saɪˈtɒləd͡ʒi//saɪˈtɑləd͡ʒi/

cytology noun: the study of cells.

cytology: a gloved hand operating a microscope in a laboratory
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Noun

cytology (uncountable)

  1. The study of cells.
    • Holonym: cytohistology
    1. (often in medicine) Cytopathology.
      • Holonyms: cytohistology, cytohistopathology

cytology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada

cytology in Hindi

biology: the study of cells
कोशिकाविज्ञान kośikāvijñān

cytology in Tamil

உயிரணுவியல்

cytology in Telugu

biology: the study of cells
జీవకణశాస్త్రము jīvakaṇaśāstramu

cytology in Kannada

ಜೀವಕೋಶಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ಕೋಶವಿಜ್ಞಾನ
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cytology in Tagalog
palasihayan, sitolohiya
cytology in Malay
kaji sel, sitologi
cytology in Indonesian
sitologi
cytology in Vietnamese
tế bào học, sinh học tế bào

Origin of cytology

From cyto- (“cell”) + -logy.

Words formed from cytology

Words that rhyme with cytology

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Questions about cytology

What does cytology mean?
Cytology means the study of cells.
What is cytology in Hindi?
Cytology in Hindi is कोशिकाविज्ञान (kośikāvijñān). See Cytology meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is cytology?
Cytology is a noun.
How do you pronounce cytology?
Cytology is pronounced /saɪˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ (UK).

Words near cytology in the dictionary

  1. cytologic
  2. cytological
  3. cytologically
  4. cytologist
  5. cytologists
  6. cytology
  7. cytolymph
  8. cytolysate
  9. cytolysates
  10. cytolyse
  11. cytolysed

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cytology (page history and authors); cytology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cytology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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