Medical Terminology / Unit 4 MedTerm 0192 short lesson, about 20 seconds
cyt/o: Cell
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The idea
The combining form cyt slash o names a cell, the smallest living unit of the body.
In practice
A leukocyte is a white blood cell.
Where people slip
Cyt slash o appears as a root in the middle of terms and as the suffix cyte at the end.
Your place on the trail
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