-cyte

-cyte

See also: cyte and cyté

English

Etymology

From Latin cyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, jar”). Compare cyte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-saɪt/

Suffix

-cyte

1. Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -cyte

Related terms

• cyt-
• cyto-

Related terms

• adipocyte
• akaryocyte
• amebocyte
• amoebocyte
• astrocyte
• blastocyte
• choanocyte
• coenocyte
• erythrocyte
• gametocyte
• granulocyte
• hemocyte
• hepatocyte
• histiocyte
• leukocyte
• lymphocyte
• macrocyte
• megakaryocyte
• megasporocyte
• melanocyte
• microcyte
• microgametocyte
• microsporocyte
• monocyte
• myelocyte
• oligodendrocyte
• oocyte
• osteocyte
• phagocyte
• pituicyte
• plasmacyte
• reticulocyte
• schistocyte
• siderocyte
• spermatocyte
• spongiocyte
• sporocyte
• thrombocyte
• thymocyte

 

Translations

cell names and classifications

Asturian: -citu m Catalan: -cit (ca) m Czech: -cyt m Finnish: -syytti French: -cyte (fr) m Galician: -cito (gl) m German: -zyt m Hindi: -अणु (-aṇu) Hungarian: -cita Irish: -cít f Italian: -cito (it) m Polish: -cyt m Portuguese: -cito m Spanish: -cito (es) m Swedish: -cyt c

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French

Etymology

From Latin cyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel”).

Suffix

-cyte

1. -cyte

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -cyte

Further reading

• “-cyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.