English Explanatory Dictionary

cyto-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. cell.

Word forms

cyto- cyt-

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)lbor. English cyto- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “container, receptacle”).

Related words

-cyte

Derived words

cytobiosis cytopharmacology cytotoxicology
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