cellular biology


cy·tol·o·gy

(sī-tol'ō-jē), The study of the anatomy, physiology, pathology, and chemistry of the cell. Synonym(s): cellular biology, cytobiology [cyto- + G. logos, study]

cellular biology

The study of cells. As a diagnostic discipline, cellular biology is better designated as cytology, a subspecialty of anatomic pathology; as a broadly defined field of natural science, the preferred term is cell biology, which often overlaps with molecular biology.

cy·tol·o·gy

(sī-tol'ŏ-jē) The study of the anatomy, physiology, pathology, and chemistry of the cell.
Synonym(s): cellular biology. [cyto- + G. logos, study]