cyto-
Pertaining to cells
Cyto- is a prefix meaning cell, from the Greek for hollow vessel.
It appears throughout biology and medicine: cytoplasm (cell contents), cytology (study of cells), cytotoxic (cell-killing).
The prefix signals that whatever follows relates to cellular structure or function.
cellular
Internal protein support structure
- cytokinesisCytoplasmic division after mitosis
- cytogenesisOrigin of cells
cytoskeleton
Internal protein support structure
- cytokinesisCytoplasmic division after mitosis
- cytogenesisOrigin of cells
cytolysis
Cell destruction by rupture
- cytoreductionSurgical removal of tumor mass
biological organizational level
cyto-systemic
Affecting an entire structure
organismal · subcellular · molecular · anatomical · macro-
- cytokine stormExcessive immune signaling crisis
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