karyology
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “kernel, nucleus”) + -ology.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkaryology (plural karyologies)
- (biology, medicine) The study of the nuclei of cells, especially with regard to the chromosomes which they contain.
- (biology, medicine) The characteristics of a particular cellular nucleus or group of nuclei, or of the chromosomes therein.
References
edit- “karyology”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.