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noun
The arrangement of cells in an organism or organ
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the cellular composition of a bodily structure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cytoarchitectonics
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *h2er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h2ergh-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō Proto-Hellenic *téktōn Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn) Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn)bor. Latin architectus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Latin architectūralbor. French architecturebor. English architecture English cytoarchitecture From cyto- + architecture.
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