Definition of cytology
1a : a branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, multiplication, pathology, and life history of cells : cell biologyb : the cellular aspects of a phenomenon, process, or structure liver cytology
2 : the microscopic examination of cells obtained from the body (as by aspiration or scraping) for diagnostic purposes : exfoliative cytology A Mayo study found that cytology is only 40 percent sensitive in detecting bladder cancer among people who have the disease. — Mayo Clinic Health Letter —called also cytopathology
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biology : the study of plant and animal cells
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1a: a branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, multiplication, pathology, and life history of cells : cell biologyb: the cellular aspects of a phenomenon, process, or structure the cytology of cancer liver cytology
2: the microscopic examination of cells obtained from the body (as by aspiration or scraping) for diagnostic purposes : exfoliative cytology A Mayo study found that cytology is only 40 percent sensitive in detecting bladder cancer among people who have the disease.—Mayo Clinic Health Letter, September 1999—called also cytopathology
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\-i-k(ə-)lē\play adverb cytologically normal cells a cytologically confirmed carcinomaLearn More about cytology
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