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Pronunciation: sī′tō-fō-tom′ĕ-trē
Definition: A method of measuring the absorption of monochromatic light by stained microscopic structures (chromosomes, nuclei, whole cells) with the aid of a photoelectric cell; also used to measure emitted light from such objects by fluorescence in combination with selected fluorochrome dyes.
[cyto- + G. phōs, light + metron, measure]
Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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