cytopathology
English
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editcytopathology (countable and uncountable, plural cytopathologies)
- (cytology, pathology) 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.
- Hypernym: pathology
- Holonym: cytohistopathology
- Coordinate terms: histopathology (tissues); cytology (often loosely synonymous)
Translations
editbranch of pathology
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