cyto-

cyto-

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “container, receptacle”).

Prefix

cyto-

1. (biology) cell.

   ‎cyto- + ‎pathology → ‎cytopathology

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with cyto-

• cytobiosis
• cytopharmacology
• cytotoxicology

Translations

regarding cells

Catalan: cito- (ca) Dutch: cyto- (nl) Finnish: solu- (fi), syto- French: cyto- (fr) Galician: cito- (gl) Greek: κυτταρο- (kyttaro-) Irish: cíti- Italian: cito- (it) Polish: cyto- (pl) Portuguese: cito- Spanish: cito- (es)

Anagrams

• COTY, Coty

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.toː/

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

cyto-

1. cyto-

Dutch terms prefixed with cyto-

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French

Prefix

cyto-

1. cyto-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with cyto-

Further reading

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

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Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɨ.tɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɨtɔ
• Syllabification: cy‧to

Prefix

cyto-

1. cyto-

   ‎cyto- + ‎-blast → ‎cytoblast

Derived terms

Category Polish terms prefixed with cyto- not found

See also

• -cyt

Further reading

• cyto- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• cyto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN