cyto-
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cyto-
(word root) cellExamples of words with the root cyto-: cytoplasm
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cyto-
or cyt-pref.
Cell: cytoplasm.
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cyto-
combining form
(Biology) indicating a cell: cytolysis; cytoplasm.
[from Greek kutos vessel, container; related to kuein to contain]
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cyto-
a combining form meaning “cell”: cytoplasm. Compare -cyte.
[< Greek kyto-, comb. form of kýtos container, receptacle, body]
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cyto-
A prefix meaning "cell," as in the word cytoplasm.
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