Etymology

gemistocyte

G2E1M3I1S1T1O1C3Y4T1E1

Today it means: A swollen, reactive astrocyte, usually appearing during acute injury and gradually shrinking in size Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

From Ancient Greek γεμίζω (gemizō) ("to fill up," "to stuff").

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.