cytogenetics

noun

cy·​to·​ge·​net·​ics ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-tiks 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics

cytogenetic

ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-tik 

adjective

or cytogenetical

ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-ti-kəl 

cytogenetically

ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

cytogeneticist

ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-tə-sist 

noun

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

cytogenetics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

cy·​to·​ge·​net·​ics -jə-ˈnet-iks 

: a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics

cytogenetic

-jə-ˈnet-ik 

adjective

or cytogenetical

-i-kəl 

cytogenetically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb