cytogenetics

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noun

cy·​to·​ge·​net·​ics ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-tiks 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics

cytogenetic

ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-tik 

adjective

or cytogenetical

ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-ti-kəl 

cytogenetically

ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

cytogeneticist

ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-tə-sist 

noun

cytogenetic

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adjective

cy·​to·​ge·​net·​ic ¦sī-tō-jə-¦ne-tik 

variants or less commonly cytogenetical

¦sī-tō-jə-¦ne-ti-kəl 

: of, relating to, concerning, or by the methods of cytogenetics

cytogenetically adverb

Word History

Etymology

Noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

Adjective

International Scientific Vocabulary cyt- + -genetic, -genetical

First Known Use

Noun

1930, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1927, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cytogenetics

• apologetics
• epigenetics
• peripatetics
• aesthetics
• ascetics
• asthmatics
• athletics
• cosmetics
• emetics
• esthetics
• genetics
• kinetics

Medical Definition

cytogenetics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

cy·​to·​ge·​net·​ics -jə-ˈnet-iks 

: a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics

cytogenetic

-jə-ˈnet-ik 

adjective

or cytogenetical

-i-kəl 

cytogenetically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb