-cyte

-cyte
noun combining form Etymology: New Latin -cyta, from Greek kytos hollow vessel cell <
leukocyte
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • -cyte — [sīt] [< Gr kytos, a hollow; akin to L cutis: see CUTICLE] combining form cell [lymphocyte] …   English World dictionary

  • cyte — des·ma·cyte; des·mo·cyte; ele·o·cyte; el·lip·to·cyte; en·do·the·li·o·cyte; eo·sin·o·cyte; ep·i·cyte; eryth·ro·cyte; es·tha·cyte; fi·bro·cyte; fra·gil·o·cyte; ga·me·to·cyte; gan·gli·o·cyte; gli·o·cyte; gon·o·cyte; gran·u·lo·cyte; hem·a·to·cyte;… …   English syllables

  • cyte — ˈsīt noun ( s) Etymology: cyte : cell 5; specifically : a maturing germ cell compare oocyte, spermatocyte * * * cyte /sīt/ noun (biology; r …   Useful english dictionary

  • -cyte — comb. form Biol. a mature cell (leucocyte) (cf. BLAST). Etymology: Gk kutos vessel * * * ˌ ̷ ̷ noun combining form ( s) Etymology: New Latin cyta, from Greek kytos hollow vessel : cell …   Useful english dictionary

  • cyte — Added for emphasis after an impressive deed has been accomplished. Ted (after dunking on Ed): Cyte! …   Dictionary of american slang

  • cyte — Added for emphasis after an impressive deed has been accomplished. Ted (after dunking on Ed): Cyte! …   Dictionary of american slang

  • -cyte — var. of cyto as final element in a compound word: leucocyte. * * * …   Universalium

  • -cyte — Suffix meaning cell. [G. kytos, a hollow (cell)] * * * suffix denoting a cell. Examples: chondrocyte (cartilage cell); osteocyte (bone cell). * * * [Gr. kytos hollow vessel] a word termination denoting a cell, the type of which is designated by… …   Medical dictionary

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