κύτος
kýtos
“hollow vessel”
9 words in English grow from this root.
Cytokine
Medicineκύτοςkýtos
“cell mover”
Cytoplasm
Scienceκύτοςkýtos
“the moulded stuff inside the vessel”
Erythrocyte
Medicineἐρυθρόςerythrós
“red hollow vessel”
Leukocyte
Medicineλευκόςleukós
“white hollow vessel”
Megakaryocyte
Medicineμέγαςmégas
“big-kernel cell”
Monocyte
Medicineμόνοςmónos
“single hollow vessel”
Oocyte
Medicineᾠόνōión
“egg vessel”
Phagocyte
Medicineφαγεῖνphageîn
“eating cell”
Thrombocyte
Medicineθρόμβοςthrómbos
“clot cell”