The arrangement of cells in a tissue; e.g., the arrangement of nerve-cell bodies in the brain, especially the cerebral cortex. SYN: architectonics, cytoarchitectonics.
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cy·to·ar·chi·tec·ture .sīt-ō-'är-kə-.tek-chər n the cellular makeup of a bodily tissue or structure
cy·to·ar·chi·tec·tur·al -.är-kə-'tek-chə-rəl, -shrəl adj
cy·to·ar·chi·tec·tur·al·ly -ē adv
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cy·to·ar·chi·tec·ture (si″to-ahrґkĭ-tekґchər) the organization of cells in the structure of an organ or tissue such as the cerebral cortex.Medical dictionary. 2011.