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cytopathology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells, independently of the tissue architecture from which they came, as for example in aspiration biopsy such as fine-needle aspiration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences

Examples

  • Holonym: cytohistopathology

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pathology

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology English cytopathology From cyto- + pathology.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: solupatologia — branch of pathology
  • Finnish: sytopatologia — branch of pathology
  • Greek: κυτταροπαθολογία (kyttaropathología) — branch of pathology
  • Italian: citopatologia — branch of pathology
  • Portuguese: citopatologia — branch of pathology
  • Romanian: citopatologie — branch of pathology
  • Serbo-Croatian: цитопатоло̀гија — branch of pathology
  • Serbo-Croatian: citopatològija — branch of pathology
  • Spanish: citopatología — branch of pathology
  • Swedish: cytopatologi — branch of pathology