cytosis
US/saɪˈtoʊsɪs/
cytosis noun: an abnormal increase in the number of a specified type of cells.
Noun
cytosis (plural cytoses)
- An abnormal increase in the number of a specified type of cells.
- The movement of cells between parts of an organism.
Forms of cytosis
| plural | cytoses |
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Origin of cytosis
From cyto- + -osis.
Words formed from cytosis
Words that rhyme with cytosis
- apotheosis
- symbiosis
- -osis
- abiosis
- diagnosis
- gnosis
- hypnosis
- lordosis
- arthrosis
- kyphosis
- meiosis
- osmosis
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- prognosis
- sclerosis
- stenosis
- synostosis
- theosis
- acanthocytosis
- acanthosis
- acidosis
- adiposis
- aerobiosis
- alkalosis
- amyloidosis
- anadiplosis
- anostosis
- aponeurosis
- apoptosis
- endocytosis
- exocytosis
- halitosis
- hemochromatosis
- ichthyosis
- koilocytosis
- lactosis
- leukoerythroblastosis
- miosis
- mitosis
- mononucleosis
- mycosis
- neoatherosclerosis
- neurosis
- ochronosis
- osteophytosis
- osteoporosis
- parahypnosis
- phagocytosis
- pinocytosis
- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- potocytosis
- probiosis
- psychosis
- ptosis
- pyrosis
- retrognosis
- rubatosis
- silicosis
- simuliotoxicosis
- synchondrosis
- syndesmosis
Questions about cytosis
- What does cytosis mean?
- Cytosis means an abnormal increase in the number of a specified type of cells.
- What part of speech is cytosis?
- Cytosis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cytosis?
- Cytosis is pronounced /saɪˈtoʊsɪs/ (US).
- What is the plural of cytosis?
- The plural of cytosis is cytoses.
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