cytoarchitecture

noun

The arrangement of cells in an organism or organ

Similar
cytoarchitectonics
OriginEnglish architecture ← French architecture ← Latin architectūra →
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Meanings

nouncytoarchitecture (countable and uncountable, plural cytoarchitectures)

plural cytoarchitectures

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe arrangement of cells in an organism or organ

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe cellular composition of a bodily structure

Similar
cytoarchitectonics
Broader
structure
Also see
cytoarchitectonics

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
  6. Ancient Greekἀρχι- (arkhi-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tetḱ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*tétḱō
  10. Proto-Hellenic*téktōn
  11. Ancient Greekτέκτων (téktōn)
  12. Ancient Greekἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn)
  13. Latinarchitectus
  14. Latinarchitectūra
  15. Frencharchitecture
  16. Englisharchitecture
  17. Englishcytoarchitecture

From cyto- + architecture.

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Translations

Finnish sytoarkkitehtuuri
  • sytoarkkitehtuuriTranslations
Italian citoarchitettura
  • citoarchitetturaTranslations
Spanish citoarquitectura
  • citoarquitecturaTranslations
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APA

cytoarchitecture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytoarchitecture

MLA

“cytoarchitecture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytoarchitecture. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytoarchitecture,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytoarchitecture.

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