prothyrocyte

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noun

The precursor of a differentiated thyrocyte

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

nounprothyrocyte (plural prothyrocytes)

plural prothyrocytes

  1. biologyThe precursor of a differentiated thyrocyte

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Englishpro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  8. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  12. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  13. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  14. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  15. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  16. Englishthyroid
  17. Englishthyro-
  18. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  19. Latincyta
  20. Englishthyrocyte
  21. Englishprothyrocyte

From pro- + thyrocyte.

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APA

prothyrocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prothyrocyte

MLA

“prothyrocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prothyrocyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prothyrocyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prothyrocyte.

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