Etymology

cytospin

C3Y4T1O1S1P3I1N1

Today it means: A form of centrifuge used to prepare cell samples for microscopy. Full definition →

English spin ← Middle English spinnen ← Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)
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  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Middle Englishspinnen
  4. Englishspin
  5. English todaycytospin

From cyto- + spin.

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