Etymology

pituicyte

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Today it means: A small branching cell in the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland Full definition →

Latin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English pituitary
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The story

  1. Latinpītuīta
  2. Latinpītuītāriu
  3. Englishpituitary
  4. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  5. Latincyta
  6. English todaypituicyte

From pituitary + -cyte.

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