trichocyte etymology

English word trichocyte comes from English -cyte, English tricho- (Forming words related to hair.)

Detailed word origin of trichocyte

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-cyte English (eng) Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.
tricho- English (eng) Forming words related to hair.
trichocyte English (eng) Any of the specialized epithelial cells from which hairs grow.

Words with the same origin as trichocyte

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 tricho-
hypotrichosis trichobezoar trichoblast trichochrome trichodynia trichogen trichoid trichomaniac trichomycosis trichopathophobia trichophagia trichophile trichophilia trichophobia trichophyte trichophytic trichophytosis trichoscalid trichoscopy