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cyto-

cyto- prefix: cell.

Prefix

cyto-

  1. cell.
    • cyto- + pathology → cytopathology

Forms of cyto-

alternative formcyt-

Origin of cyto-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “container, receptacle”).

Words formed from cyto-

Questions about cyto-

What does cyto- mean?
Cyto- means cell.
What part of speech is cyto-?
Cyto- is a prefix.

Words near cyto- in the dictionary

  1. cytisine
  2. cytisines
  3. cytisins
  4. cytisus
  5. cytisuses
  6. cyto-
  7. cytoablation
  8. cytoablative
  9. cytoactive
  10. cytoactivities
  11. cytoactivity

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