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cytophotometry
cytophotometry n. 
/ˌsaɪdəfəˈtɑmətri/ a method of investigating the contents of cells by the measurement of light absorbed or transmitted after special staining.
Brit. /ˌsʌɪtə(ʊ)fəˈtɒmᵻtri/
, /ˌsʌɪtə(ʊ)fəˈtɒmᵻtri/U.S. /ˌsaɪdoʊfəˈtɑmətri/
, /ˌsaɪdoʊfəˈtɑmətri//ˌsaɪdəfəˈtɑmətri/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > [noun] > using stains or dyes
overstaining1880
Gram stain1884
Nissl method1895
osmication1899
counterstaining1901
cytophotometry1952
polychroming1958
immunofluorescence1960
1952 M. J. Moses in Exper. Cell. Res. Suppl. 75 The same analytical spectrophotometric treatment that is applied to ‘colored’ solutions in tubes and cuvettes may also be applied to ‘colored’ cell structures imaged by the microscope... In the interest of clarification and simplification, the terms cytophotometry and cytospectrophotometry are proposed for the application of these methods in cytology.
1960 E. D. P. De Robertis Gen. Cytol. (ed. 3) xi. 297 Cytophotometry has been criticized by some investigators, who have pointed out several possible sources of errors inherent in this technique.
2007 Oral Oncol. 43 367/1 It is possible to use premalignant and malignant cells for analyzing the DNA patterns and ploidy in cytophotometry.
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