"thyrocyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thyrocytes [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English thyro- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English thyrocyte From thyro- + -cyte. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|thyro-|-cyte|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English thyro- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English thyrocyte From thyro- + -cyte. Head templates: {{en-noun}} thyrocyte (plural thyrocytes)
  1. (cytology) A thyroid epithelial cell Derived forms: prothyrocyte

Inflected forms

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