xenocytology etymology

English word xenocytology comes from English cytology ((biology) The study of cells.. Cytopathology.), English xeno-

Detailed word origin of xenocytology

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
cytology English (eng) (biology) The study of cells.. Cytopathology.
xeno- English (eng) From a foreign place, as in xenolith. Having to do with foreigners, as in xenophilia, or more commonly, xenophobia.. Relating to strangers or strangeness, as in xenodochy or xenomenia.
xenocytology English (eng) (science fiction, rare) science of extraterrestrial cells.

Words with the same origin as xenocytology

Descendants of cytology
cytological cytologist
Descendants of xeno-
psammoxenic xenoandrogenic xenoanthropology xenochemistry xenoclast xenocrystal xenodiagnostic xenoencyclopedia xenoestrogenic xenoestrogenicity xenofiction xenofree xenogeography xenogeology xenography xenohormone xenolinguistic xenomorphous xenophagy xenopsychiatry xenosiderophore xenotransplant xenotransplantable xenotropic