karyology

kar·y·ol·o·gy

noun \ˌkar-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē\

plural kar·y·ol·o·gies

Definition of KARYOLOGY

1

: the minute cytological characteristics of the cell nucleus especially with regard to the chromosomes of a single cell or of the cells of an organism or group of organisms

2

: a branch of cytology concerned with the karyology of cell nuclei

—kar·y·o·log·i·cal \-ē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl\ also kar·y·o·log·ic \-ik\ adjective

—kar·y·o·log·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb