cytoid

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adjective

cell-like; applied to the corpuscles of lymph, blood, chyle, etc.

“cytoid corpuscules”

OriginAncient Greek κῠ́τος →
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Meanings

adjectivecytoid (comparative more cytoid, superlative most cytoid)

comparative more cytoid · superlative most cytoid

  1. medicinecell-like; applied to the corpuscles of lymph, blood, chyle, etc.

    cytoid corpuscules

    1 more example

    clumped cytoid bodies

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος“hollow”, “vessel”
  2. Englishcytoid

From Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos, “hollow”, “vessel”) + -oid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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