"cyto-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “container, receptacle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|κύτος||container, receptacle}} Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “container, receptacle”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} cyto-, {{en-prefix}} cyto-
  1. (biology) cell. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: cytobiosis, cytopharmacology, cytotoxicology Translations (regarding cells): cito- (Catalan), cyto- (Dutch), solu- (Finnish), syto- (Finnish), cyto- (French), cito- (Galician), zyto- (German), κυτταρο- (kyttaro-) (Greek), cíti- (Irish), cito- (Italian), cyto- (Polish), cito- (Portuguese), cito- (Romanian), cito- (Spanish), sito- (Turkish)

Alternative forms

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