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cy·tol·o·gy

cytology

pronunciation:
saI ta lih ji
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the branch of biology concerned with the structures and processes internal to cells.
definition 2: processes or phenomena involving the formation of cells or structures internal to cells.
the cytology of embryo development
derivations: cytological (adj.), cytologically (adv.), cytologist (n.)