cyto-

1.
a combining form meaning “cell,” used in the formation of compound words:
cytoplasm.
Also, cyte-; especially before a vowel, cyt-.
Origin
< Greek kyto-, combining form of kýtos container, receptacle, body
British Dictionary definitions for cyto-

cyto-

combining form
1.
indicating a cell: cytolysis, cytoplasm
Word Origin
from Greek kutos vessel, container; related to kuein to contain
Word Origin and History for cyto-

before a vowel, cyt-, word-forming element, Latinized comb. form of Greek kytos "a hollow, receptacle, basket" (from PIE *ku-ti-, from root *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal;" see hide (n.1)); used in modern science since c.1859 for "cell," perhaps especially from the sense (in Aristophanes) of "a cell of a hive of wasps or bees."

cyto- in Medicine

cyto- or cyt-
pref.
Cell: cytoplasm.

cyto- in Science
cyto-  
A prefix meaning "cell," as in the word cytoplasm.