cytological
- adjective
- /ˌsaɪtəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
- The cytological examination revealed abnormal cell growth, prompting further investigation.
- cytological analysis
- cytological study
Examples
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Therefore, it is suggested that HPV detection is especially important for women with abnormal cytological findings.
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All the positive cytological samples were confirmed by biopsies.
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The cytological observations thus agree with the classical genetic data.
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Many of these patients would not have undergone cytological studies because they were not indicated.
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In the group of patients with a normal cytological diagnosis, the positive rate was 30.4%.
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Mastectomy was performed, followed by cytological and pathological analysis of all specimens.
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This study also found that the positive rates of HR-HPVs in groups of abnormal cytological diagnoses were prominently higher than those of normal groups.
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Cytological studies of aqueous and vitreous humor in acute anterior uveitis have revealed the presence of various subsets of T and B cells.
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These cytological data elucidated a mechanism by which variability stored among homoeologous genomes could be released and demonstrated that this process was operating in Ceratopteris.
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Cells retrieved through the cannula (as washings) were initially processed according to standard cytological methods for bronchial brushings, washings, and biopsy specimens.
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Synonyms
Relating to the study of cells and their parts
Surface Forms
Morphology
cytological = cytology (transparent) = cyto + log + ical
The adjective is regularly formed from the noun 'cytology' with the suffix '-ical', so the meaning is directly recoverable from the base word.
Etymology
The word cytological comes from the Greek root cyto- meaning 'cell' and -logy meaning 'study', so it simply means 'the study of cells'. Think of it like biology but focused on 'cells', which is why cytological work looks at cell shape and how cells work.