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cytophotometric

cytophotometric

9.9
Relating to measuring cells with light in a machine
  • adjective
  • Specialized
: citoluminométrico
  • The cytophotometric analysis revealed significant differences in cellular DNA content between the samples.

Examples

  • Researchers used cytophotometric techniques to measure enzyme activity within individual cells.

  • The accuracy of cytophotometric detection improves with proper calibration of the instrument.

  • The cytophotometric analysis revealed significant changes in the cell structure.

  • Researchers conducted a cytophotometric study on cancer cells.

  • Researchers used cytophotometric techniques to measure enzyme activity within individual cells.

  • The cytophotometric analysis revealed significant differences in cellular DNA content between the samples.

  • The accuracy of cytophotometric detection improves with proper calibration of the instrument.

Surface Forms

cytophotometric positive

Morphology

cytophotometric = photometric (opaque) = cyto + photo + metr + ic

The term is built on the technical adjective photometric, but the cell-measurement meaning is too specialized for an average B1 learner to infer from the parts.

Etymology

Cytophotometric is made of three parts: cyto- meaning 'cell', photo- meaning 'light', and -metric meaning 'measure'. So cytophotometric refers to 'measuring cells with light', like using a light-based meter to study what is inside a cell.