the origin and development of plant and animal cells
cytogenesis in American English
(ˌsaitəˈdʒenəsɪs)
noun
Biology
the origin and development of cells
Word origin
[1855–60; cyto- + -genesis]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, keyword, lavabo, pipeline, superheatcyto- is a combining form meaning “cell,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix cyto- include: cytochemistry, cytosol, cytotaxonomy, cytotropic, immunocytochemistry