a cell in an ovary which may undergo meiotic division to form an ovum.
oo+cyte
Shared component: cyte · cell
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cyte
cell
Related forms: cyte · 10 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesa muscle cell.
myo+cyte
Shared component: cyte · cell
A star-shaped glial cell of the central nervous system that supports and insulates neurons.
astro+cyte
Shared component: cyte · cell
a white blood cell, especially one that does not contain hemoglobin and is involved in the body's immune response.
leuco+cyte
Shared component: cyte · cell
a cell of the main tissue of the liver.
hepato+cyte
Shared component: cyte · cell
A type of large, stationary phagocytic cell present in connective tissue, part of the mononuclear phagocyte system.
histio+cyte
Shared component: cyte · cell
a type of white blood cell that is a key part of the immune system, including B cells and T cells.
lymph+o+cyte
Shared component: cyte · cell
A specialized skin cell that produces and contains the pigment melanin.
melano+cyte
Shared component: cyte · cell
leukocyteExtended relation
A colourless cell which circulates in the blood and body fluids and is involved in counteracting foreign substances and disease; a white blood cell.
leuko+cyte
Extended relation: cyte · cell
erythrocyteExtended relation
a red blood cell, which contains the pigment hemoglobin and transports oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues.
erythro+cyte
Extended relation: cyte · cell