leptocyte etymology

English word leptocyte comes from English -cyte, English lepto- ((physics) lepton. Thin, fine, slender.)

Detailed word origin of leptocyte

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-cyte English (eng) Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.
lepto- English (eng) (physics) lepton. Thin, fine, slender.
leptocyte English (eng) Codocyte.

Words with the same origin as leptocyte

Descendants of -cyte
adipocyte cholangiocytic chondrocyte coelomocyte corneocyte degmacyte dendrocyte enterocytic ependymocyte gonocyte hemocyte hepatocyte histiocytic histocyte lactocyte lipocyte lymphocyte lymphocytic macrocyte necrocyte pinacocyte plasmacyte solenocyte tenocyte trophocyte
Descendants of lepto-
leptocephalic leptochlorite leptocurare leptocystidium leptogenesis leptogenic leptogluon leptokurtic leptokurtosis leptokurtotic leptomorphic leptophilic leptophobic leptoproduction leptoquark leptosome leptosporangium