cytologist:

(also ‘cytotechnologist‘; plural: ‘cytologists; pronunciation: the letters ’cy’ rhyme with ‘si’ in “sight” or “sigh”, and the letter ‘g’ rhymes with the letter ‘g’ in “judge”)

‘cell’, in this context = the smallest part of a living thing, such as a person, animal, tree; and the science of cells and cell division is called ‘cytology’

a person/scientist who knows or studies the cells in living things scientifically,

a cytologist, studying cells using advanced lab equipment

e.g.

One of my aunts is a cytologist, working at The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

Though professional cytologists are basically biologists, they need to have considerable knowledge in the other fields of science: physics, chemistry, maths, computer science, in addition to language and management services!

Some cytologists fear that this field of study is being neglected and so in the future, there may be fewer and fewer career opportunities for cytology graduates.

Compare: pathologist

a cytotechnician (R) with a patient (L)

For an interesting and informative article on what a cytologist is, please click here, for an article on the origin of this field, please click here, and if you are interested in becoming a cytologist, please click here.  For an informative article that explains the subtle difference between a cytologist and cytotechnologist, please click here.

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