English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cytology Pronunciation
Cytology is pronounced sy-TAH-luh-jee, IPA /saɪˈtɑlədʒi/.
sy-TAH-luh-jee
US /saɪˈtɑlədʒi/ · UK /saɪˈtɒlədʒi/
Syllables: sy · TAH · luh · jee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The branch of biology that studies cells and how they work.
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Cytology in a Sentence
- The sample was sent to cytology for analysis.
- Cytology can detect changes long before symptoms appear.
- She lectures in cytology at the medical school.
Common Mispronunciations of Cytology
Not si-TAH-luh-jee
This cy runs long, the sy of cyclone, while the cy of cynical and cylinder stays short. The stress is what decides it.
Not ky-TAH-luh-jee
Nothing hard survives at the front of this word. A y behind the c softens it to an s, exactly as cycle and cyst show.
Tip: The root cyto means cell and turns up in cytoplasm and cytotoxic, both of which keep the long sy.
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