cytogenesis

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UK/ˌsaɪt.əʊˈdʒɛn.ə.sɪs/

noun

The formation, development, and variation of cells.

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cytogeny
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Meanings

nouncytogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural cytogeneses)

plural cytogeneses

  1. countableuncountableThe formation, development, and variation of cells.

    Synonyms: cytogeny

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe formation, development, and variation of cells.

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cytogeny

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe origin and development and variation of cells

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cytogeny
Broader
growthgrowingmaturation
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cytogeny

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cyto- + -genesis.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 細胞發生 /细胞发生
  • 細胞發生 /细胞发生 (xìbāo fāshēng)Translations
Finnish sytogeneesi
  • sytogeneesiTranslations
French cytogenèse
  • cytogenèseTranslations
German Zytogenese, Zellbildung
  • ZytogeneseTranslations
  • ZellbildungTranslations
Italian citogenesi
  • citogenesiTranslations
Romanian citogeneză
  • citogenezăTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

citogenesis
Cite this entry
APA

cytogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytogenesis

MLA

“cytogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytogenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytogenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytogenesis.

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