cytosis

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US/saɪˈtoʊsɪs/

noun

An abnormal increase in the number of a specified type of cells.

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Meanings

nouncytosis (plural cytoses)

plural cytoses

  1. medicineAn abnormal increase in the number of a specified type of cells.
  2. biologyThe movement of cells between parts of an organism.

Origin

From cyto- + -osis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cytosis

diagnosistuberculosisosteoporosishypnosissclerosisapoptosisprognosisthrombosisstenosispsychosisosmosismitosisacidosissymbiosismeiosisneurosisphagocytosisendocytosisgnosisamyloidosismononucleosishemochromatosissilicosisexocytosis
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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