cytology
English Thesaurus
1. the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | microscopic anatomy, |
| definition | : | the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | cytogenetics, |
| definition | : | the branch of biology that studies the cellular aspects of heredity (especially the chromosomes) (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | stainability, |
| definition | : | (cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes (noun.attribute) |
| domain member category | : | fix, |
| definition | : | kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study (verb.change) |
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