cyt/o

Medical Root
cyt/o

cyt/o means cell (from the Greek).

What does cyt/o mean?

The root cyt/o means "cell". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using cyt/o

WordMeaning
cytologystudy of cells
cytoplasmcell substance

Related word parts

hist/o · -cyte

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