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cystocyte

cystocyte noun: the equivalent of a blood platelet in insects.

Noun

cystocyte (plural cystocytes)

  1. The equivalent of a blood platelet in insects

Forms of cystocyte

pluralcystocytes

Origin of cystocyte

From cysto- + -cyte.

Questions about cystocyte

What does cystocyte mean?
Cystocyte means the equivalent of a blood platelet in insects.
What part of speech is cystocyte?
Cystocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of cystocyte?
The plural of cystocyte is cystocytes.

Words near cystocyte in the dictionary

  1. cystocele
  2. cystoceles
  3. cystocenteses
  4. cystocentesis
  5. cystocolic
  6. cystocyte
  7. cystocytes
  8. cystodiathermy
  9. cystoduodenal
  10. cystoduodenostomies
  11. cystoduodenostomy

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