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cyto-

(word root) cell
Examples of words with the root cyto-: cytoplasm
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cyto-

or cyt-
pref.
Cell: cytoplasm.
[From Greek kutos, hollow vessel; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]
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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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