cytoskeletal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton.

OriginEnglish skeletal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos) →
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Meanings

adjectivecytoskeletal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a cytoskeleton.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Englishskeleton
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. Englishskeletal
  7. Englishcytoskeletal

From cyto- + skeletal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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