cytology etymology

English word cytology comes from English -logy, English cyto- ((biology) cell.)

Detailed word origin of cytology

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-logy English (eng) A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.. Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.
cyto- English (eng) (biology) cell.
cytology English (eng) (biology) The study of cells.. Cytopathology.

Words with the same origin as cytology

Descendants of -logy
auxologist cardiology chronological chronology cosmochronology criminology cryptology dermatology ethnology gerontology gynaecology histology ichthyology logy morphological morphology musicologist ophthalmology pharmacological pharmacology proctology seismology topology urology
Descendants of cyto-
cytoablation cytoadhesive cytoarchitectural cytofluorometer cytogenetics cytogeny cytoimmunity cytologic cytological cytomembrane cytometry cytopathogenesis cytophotometer cytoplasm cytoprotectant cytoprotecting cytoprotection cytoreductive cytoresistance cytosine cytosine arabinoside cytostructural cytozoon haemocytometer