[cy.tol.o.gy] n [ISV] (1889) 1: a branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, multiplication, pathology, and life history of cells
2: the cytological aspects of a process or structure -- cy.to.log.i.cal or cy.to.log.ic adj -- cy.to.log.i.cal.ly adv -- cy.tol.o.gist n