🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

citologia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sitoloˈʒi.ɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cytology/saɪˈtɒlədʒi/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A citologia é um exame preventivo muito importante."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and life history of cells.

    "Advances in cytology have greatly improved our understanding of cancer at the cellular level."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the 19th century from New Latin 'cyto-' (meaning cell, derived from Greek 'kýtos' meaning vessel or container) + '-logy' (from Greek '-logia', study of).

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