erythrocytometer

noun

A device for counting the number of erythrocytes (red blood cells) in a sample of blood.

OriginEnglish erythrocyte ← Latin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) →
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Meanings

nounerythrocytometer (plural erythrocytometers)

plural erythrocytometers

  1. A device for counting the number of erythrocytes (red blood cells) in a sample of blood.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rudʰrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós
  4. Ancient Greekἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós)
  5. Englisherythro-
  6. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  7. Latincyta
  8. Englisherythrocyte
  9. Englisherythrocytometer

From erythrocyte + -o- + -meter.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with erythrocytometer

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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