-cyte

-cyte

suff.

Cell: leukocyte.

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[New Latin -cyta, from Greek kutos, hollow vessel; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

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-cyte

n combining form

(Biology) indicating a cell: spermatocyte.

[from New Latin -cyta, from Greek kutos container, body, hollow vessel]

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cyto-

a combining form meaning “cell”: cytoplasm. Compare -cyte.

[< Greek kyto-, comb. form of kýtos container, receptacle, body]

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