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