neurocytology

neurocytology
neu·ro·cy·tol·o·gy .n(y)u̇r-ō-sī-'täl-ə-jē n, pl -gies the cytology of the nervous system
neu·ro·cy·to·log·i·cal -.sīt-ə-'läj-i-kəl adj

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neu·ro·cy·tol·o·gy (noor″o-si-tolґə-je) the branch of neurology that is concerned with the cellular components of the nervous system.

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