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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “container, receptacle”).
Prefix
cyto-
- (biology) cell.
- cyto- + pathology → cytopathology
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Prefix
cyto-
- cyto-
French
Prefix
cyto-
- cyto-
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Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos).
Pronunciation
Prefix
cyto-
- cyto-
- cyto- + -blast → cytoblast
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See also
Further reading
- cyto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN