thyrocyte

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noun

A thyroid epithelial cell

OriginLatin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English thyro- →
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Meanings

nounthyrocyte (plural thyrocytes)

plural thyrocytes

  1. biologyA thyroid epithelial cell

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Englishthyro-
  13. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  14. Latincyta
  15. Englishthyrocyte

From thyro- + -cyte.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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