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Where does “monomyelocytic” come from?

monomyelocytic (English) comes from English myelocytic, from English myelocyte, from English cyte, from Ancient Greek κῠ́τος — hollow”, “vessel.

monomyelocytic (English): Of or pertaining to monomyelocytes

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to monomyelocytes

Ancestry of “monomyelocytic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmyelocyticOf or pertaining to myelocytes
2Englishmyelocytea large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes...
3EnglishcyteSynonym of cell; Obsolete form of city
4Ancient Greekκῠ́τοςhollow”, “vessel
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