What is cytology? Cytology is the exam of a single cell type, as often found in fluid specimens.
It's mainly used to diagnose or screen for cancer.
It's also used to screen for fetal abnormalities, for pap smears, to diagnose infectious organisms, and in other screening and diagnostic areas..
Diagnosing diseases by looking at single cells and small clusters of cells is called cytology or cytopathology.
It's an important part of diagnosing some types of cancer..
Cytology is literally ‘the study of cells’ and is related to anatomical pathology
While histology uses tissue sectioning techniques, cytology uses various cell preparation technologies
Specimens are obtained mechanically, by scrapings or needle aspirates, or by collection of exfoliated material from various body fluids
Identify the parts and function of the Nucleus
It is the study of the structure and function of cells
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life so therefore cytology is the fundamental most important topic in all of biology
