====== Cytology ====== {{rss>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rss/search/1vMcRd_vquRX1DA7OY4WAxbOeUOcI0o_Mq1qnH72zFQJllZE8M/?limit=15&utm_campaign=pubmed-2&fc=20231014083356}} ---- ---- Cytology is the branch of life science that deals with the study of cells in terms of structure, function and chemistry. Robert Hooke (1635 – 1703) is sometimes seen as the father of cytology. Based on usage it can refer to: Cytogenetics Cytopathology: the study of cellular disease and the use of cellular changes for the diagnosis of disease. Cell biology, or cytobiology: the study of (normal) cellular anatomy, function and chemistry. ---- [[Touch imprint cytology]]