cyto-

prefix

cell.

“cyto- + pathology → cytopathology”

OriginAncient Greek κύτος →
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Meanings

prefix

alternative cyt-

  1. biologycell.

    cyto- + pathology → cytopathology

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύτος
  2. Ancient Greekκύτος
  3. Englishcyto-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “container, receptacle”).

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Translations

Catalan cito-
  • cito-regarding cells
Dutch cyto-
  • cyto-regarding cells
Finnish solu-, syto-
  • solu-regarding cells
  • syto-regarding cells
French cyto-
  • cyto-regarding cells
German zyto-
  • zyto-regarding cells
Greek κυτταρο-
  • κυτταρο- (kyttaro-)regarding cells
Irish cíti-
  • cíti-regarding cells
Italian cito-
  • cito-regarding cells
Polish cyto-
  • cyto-regarding cells
Portuguese cito-
  • cito-regarding cells
Romanian cito-
  • cito-regarding cells
Spanish cito-
  • cito-regarding cells
Swedish cyto-
  • cyto-regarding cells
Turkish sito-
  • sito-regarding cells
Cite this entry
APA

cyto-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyto-

MLA

“cyto-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyto-. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyto-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyto-.

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