Meanings
nouncytopathology (countable and uncountable, plural cytopathologies)
plural cytopathologies
- countableuncountablebiologyThe branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells, independently of the tissue architecture from which they came, as for example in aspiration biopsy such as fine-needle aspiration.
Holonym: cytohistopathology
1 more example
Immune serum could block the cytopathology; a heatlabile factor was required.
2018, Douglas P. Fine, Complement Infectious Diseases
Origin
- Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
- Englishcyto-
- Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
- Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Frenchpathologie
- Englishpathology
- Englishcytopathology
Translations
Finnish solupatologia, sytopatologia
- solupatologiabranch of pathology
- sytopatologiabranch of pathology
Greek κυτταροπαθολογία
- κυτταροπαθολογία (kyttaropathología)branch of pathology
Italian citopatologia
- citopatologiabranch of pathology
Portuguese citopatologia
- citopatologiabranch of pathology
Romanian citopatologie
- citopatologiebranch of pathology
Spanish citopatología
- citopatologíabranch of pathology
Swedish cytopatologi
- cytopatologibranch of pathology
Cite this entry
APA
cytopathology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytopathology
MLA
“cytopathology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytopathology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytopathology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytopathology.
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