cytotaxonomy

noun

cy·​to·​tax·​on·​o·​my ˌsī-tō-(ˌ)tak-ˈsä-nə-mē 

1

: study of the relationships and classification of organisms using both classical systematic techniques and comparative studies of chromosomes

2

: the nuclear cytologic makeup of a kind of organism

cytotaxonomic

ˌsī-tō-ˌtak-sə-ˈnä-mik 

adjective

cytotaxonomically

ˌsī-tō-ˌtak-sə-ˈnä-mi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

cytotaxonomy

noun

cy·​to·​tax·​on·​o·​my ˌsīt-ō-(ˌ)tak-ˈsän-ə-mē 

plural cytotaxonomies

1

: study of the relationships and classification of organisms using both classical systematic techniques and comparative studies of chromosomes

2

: the nuclear cytologic makeup of a kind of organism

cytotaxonomic

-ˌtak-sə-ˈnäm-ik 

adjective

also cytotaxonomical

-i-kəl 

cytotaxonomically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb