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cytopathology

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cytopathology /cy·to·pa·thol·o·gy/ (-pah-thol´ah-je) the study of cells in disease.
cy·to·pa·thol·o·gy (st-p-thl-j)
n.
1. The study of changes caused by disease within cells.

cyto·pa·tholo·gist n.

cytopathology
[-pathol′əjē]
the study of changes at the cellular level caused by disease.

cytopathology
the study of cells in disease; cellular pathology.


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