cy·to·tax·on·o·my | \ ˌsī-tō-(ˌ)tak-ˈsä-nə-mē 
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\Definition of cytotaxonomy
1 : study of the relationships and classification of organisms using both classical systematic techniques and comparative studies of chromosomes
2 : the nuclear cytologic makeup of a kind of organism
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cytotaxonomic \ ˌsī-tō-ˌtak-sə-ˈnä-mik \ adjective
\ adjectivecytotaxonomically \ ˌsī-tō-ˌtak-sə-ˈnä-mi-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
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cytotaxonomy
nouncy·to·tax·on·o·my | \ ˌsīt-ō-(ˌ)tak-ˈsän-ə-mē \
\ plural cytotaxonomies
Medical Definition of cytotaxonomy
1 : study of the relationships and classification of organisms using both classical systematic techniques and comparative studies of chromosomes
2 : the nuclear cytologic makeup of a kind of organism
Other Words from cytotaxonomy
cytotaxonomic \ -ˌtak-sə-ˈnäm-ik \ also cytotaxonomical \ -i-kəl \ adjective
\ also cytotaxonomical \ -i-kəl \ adjectivecytotaxonomically \ -i-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
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The first known use of cytotaxonomy was in 1930
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