Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z cytoglobin A globin that is produced by all types of human and other mammalian cells cytoglucopenia Intracellular glucose deficiency. cytogram The graphical output of a haematology analyser that is used to assist with the identification of cellular abnormalities cytograph An image produced by cytography cytographic Relating to cytographs or to cytography cytography A graphical mapping of a cell. cytoguardin Synonym of methoxytryptophan. cytohelicase A form of glucanase isolated from Helix pomatia cytohesin Any of a family of proteins, abundant in cells of the immune system, that are regulatory factors in lymphocytes. cytohet A eukaryotic cell whose non-nucleic genome is heterozygous. cytohistochemical cytological and histochemical; relating to cytohistochemistry cytohistochemistry The histochemistry of cells cytohistologic Synonym of cytohistological. cytohistological Relating to cytohistology. cytohistologically In a cytohistological manner cytohistology The histology of both cells and tissues: cytology and histology in combination. cytohistopathological Relating to cytohistopathology cytohistopathology The combined methods of both cytopathology and histopathology. cytohistotechnician A cytological histotechnician cytohyaloplasm The protoplasm of the cell, excluding any granules or foreign matter. cytohydrolysis The breaking down of a cell wall by hydrolysis. cytoid cell-like; applied to the corpuscles of lymph, blood, chyle, etc. cytoimmunity immunity to cytotoxins cytoimmunochemical Both cytochemical and immunochemical cytoimmunofluorescence immunofluorescence from individual cells cytoimmunological Relating to immunological aspects of cells cytoimmunologically In terms of, or by means of, cytoimmunology. cytoinvasion The invasion of a cell by a foreign body (typically following cytoadhesion) cytokaryomegaly Synonym of karyomegaly. cytokeratin Any of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue. cytokinase An enzyme that activates cytokine cytokine Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system. cytokinemia The presence of cytokines in the blood cytokinesis The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus. cytokinetic Of or pertaining to cytokinesis or to cytokinetics cytokinetics The study of cytokinesis cytokinic Relating to or composed of cytokines. cytokinin Any of a class of plant hormones involved in cell growth and division. cytokinome All the cytokines of an organism / person cytolemma The cell membrane. cytolemmal Relating to a cytolemma cytolethal That is lethal to cells cytolethality The condition of being cytolethal cytolipin Any of a group of glycosphingolipids that sometimes show immunological properties cytolocalization The localization of an enzyme or other material in a specific part of a cell cytolocation cytogenetic location (of a gene on a chromosome) cytologic Of or relating to cytology. cytological Of, or relating to cytology or cytologists. cytologically By means of cytology cytologist A scientist who studies the physical characteristics of chromosomes. cytology The study of cells. cytolymph Synonym of hyaloplasm. cytolysate The material formed by cytolysis cytolysin Any substance (especially an antibody) capable of breaking down the structure of a cell. cytolysis The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis cytolysosome Synonym of autophagosome. cytolyst Any cytolytic enzyme. cytolytic Of or pertaining to cytolysis cytolytically By means of cytolysis cytolyze To cause, or to undergo, cytolysis. cytoma A cellular tumor. cytomation cytometric automation cytomatrix A matrix of cells cytome All the cells of a particular organism together with their associated cellular processes cytomechanical Relating to cytomechanics cytomechanically In a cytomechanical manner cytomechanics The mechanics of cell structure and formation cytomegalic Relating to or exhibiting cytomegaly. cytomegaloviral Relating to cytomegaloviruses. cytomegaloviremia Systemic bloodstream infection with cytomegalovirus. cytomegalovirus Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans. cytomegaly Enlargement of cells, seen especially in infections of cytomegalovirus cytomembrane A membrane found in cytoplasm. cytomembranous Relating to or composed of cytomembrane. cytomere A structure formed when the contents of a single large schizont are separated into multiple daughter cells in the course of schizogony. cytometaplasia A change in the form or function of a cell cytometer A graduated microscope slide or similar small vessel used for counting or measuring cells cytometric Of or pertaining to cytometry cytometrical Synonym of cytometric. cytometrically In a cytometric sense; with reference to cytometry cytometrist A biologist whose speciality is cytometry cytometry The measurement or the counting and classification of cells cytomicrobiological cytological and microbiological cytomicrosome One of the granules or microsomes embedded in the cell protoplasm. cytomics The study of cytomes cytomictic Relating to cytomixis cytomixis The migration of a nucleus from one plant cell to another cytomodulatory That modulates the growth of cells, typically of cancers cytomolecular Relating to molecular aspects of cytology and cytogenetics cytomorbidity The morbidity of cells cytomorphic Having the form of a biological cell cytomorphogenesis The morphogenesis of cells. cytomorphogenetic Relating to cytomorphogenesis. cytomorphologic Of or pertaining to cytomorphology cytomorphological Of or pertaining to cytomorphology cytomorphologically In a cytomorphological manner cytomorphology The study of the structure of cells. cytomorphometric Related to cytomorphometry cytomorphometry The measurement of cells cytomorphosis The changes in form of a cell as it develops. cytomotive Relating to, or generating the movement of cells cyton perikaryon cytonecrosis The death of individual cells cytonecrotic Relating to cytonecrosis cytonecrotizing Initiating cytonecrosis cytonemal Relating to or composed of cytonemes. cytoneme Any of a group of thin projections from a cell that are used for the exchange of signalling proteins cytonuclear of or pertaining to the relationship between the nucleus of a cell and the cytoplasm cytonucleoplasmic Relating to or composed of cytoplasm and nucleoplasm. cytoophidium A filamentous intracellular compartment in some organisms cytopathic That damages or destroys cells cytopathically In a cytopathic manner cytopathicity The condition of undergoing cytopathic change (cell disease) cytopathogenesis pathogenesis within cells cytopathogenic That is pathogenic to cells cytopathogenicity The quality of being cytopathogenic. cytopathologic cytopathological cytopathological Of or pertaining to cytopathology cytopathologically In terms of cytopathology. cytopathologist A scientist whose speciality is cytopathology. cytopathology The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells, independently of the tissue architecture from which they came, as for example in aspiration biopsy such as fine-needle aspiration. cytopathy The disease or deterioration of a cell, or of the structures contained within a cell. cytopempsis Synonym of transcytosis. cytopenia A reduction in the number of blood cells for any of several reasons. cytopenic Exhibiting or relating to cytopenia. cytophagic Synonym of cytophagous. cytophagocytosis Synonym of cytophagy. cytophagous consuming cells cytophagy The ingestion of cells by phagocytes. cytopharmacological Relating to cytopharmacology. cytopharmacology The branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs at the cellular level. cytopharyngeal Relating to the cytopharynx. cytopharynx A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested. cytophile Synonym of cytophilic. cytophilic Having an affinity for cells cytophobic Having an aversion to cells cytophosphane Cyclophosphamide. cytophotometer An optical device which measures the light passing through a stained section of tissue in order to analyze the compounds within its cells. cytophotometric Of or relating to cytophotometry, or measured using a cytophotometer. cytophotometrically By means of cytophotometry. cytophotometry The analysis of the chemical composition of cells using a cytophotometer cytophylactic Relating to cytophylaxis cytophylaxis The protection of cells against cytolysis cytophyletic Relating to the genealogy of a cell. cytophylogeny The phylogeny of cytoforms cytophysics The physics of biological cells cytophysiological Of or pertaining to cytophysiology cytophysiologically In terms of cytophysiology. cytophysiologist One who studies cytophysiology. cytophysiology The physiology of cells