karyology

English

Alternative forms

• caryology

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “kernel, nucleus”) +‎ -ology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkæɹiˈɒləd͡ʒi/

Noun

karyology (plural karyologies)

1. (biology, medicine) The study of the nuclei of cells, especially with regard to the chromosomes which they contain.
2. (biology, medicine) The characteristics of a particular cellular nucleus or group of nuclei, or of the chromosomes therein.

References

• “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.