cytology
/saɪˈtɑlədʒi/
noun
- The branch of biology and medicine that studies cells, including their structure, function, and chemistry.
- Cytology is essential for understanding how diseases like cancer develop.
- Advances in cytology have improved early detection of many illnesses.
- She decided to specialize in cytology after taking a course on cell biology.
- The examination of cell samples to diagnose disease, such as in a Pap smear.
- Cytology results showed no abnormal cells.
- The doctor ordered a cytology of the fluid from the cyst.
- The lab performs thousands of cytology tests each year.