Also ‑cytosis.
A cell.
Greek kutos, vessel
This ending usually indicates a mature cell, as opposed to an immature or embryonic cell, whose name ends in ‑blast. For examples, Nouns ending in ‑cytosis refer to an action or condition relating to a cell: phagocytosis (Greek phagein, to eat), the ingestion of bacteria or other material by phagocytes and amoeboid protozoans; endocytosis (Greek endon, within), the taking in of matter by a living cell by turning its cell membrane inside out to form a vacuole.
Examples of words in -cyte
adipocyte
a cell that stores fat
Latin adeps, fat
astrocyte
a star-shaped cell of the nervous system
Greek astron, star
erythrocyte
a red blood cell
Greek eruthros, red
granulocyte
a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules
Latin granulum, a little grain
hepatocyte
a liver cell
Greek hēpar, liver
keratinocyte
a cell in the skin that produces keratin
Greek keras, horn
leucocyte
a white blood cell
Greek leukos, white
lymphocyte
a small white blood cells found in the lymph
Latin lympha, water
melanocyte
a cell in the skin producing dark pigment, as in hair colour or tanning
Greek melas, black
oocyte
a cell in an ovary which may divide to become an ovum
Greek ōion, egg
phagocyte
a cell that absorbs bacteria and other small particles
Greek phagein, to eat
spermatocyte
a cell formed during the creation of spermatozoa
Greek sperma, seed
thrombocyte
a blood cell fragment involved in clotting, a platelet
Greek thrombos, blood clot
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