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kytos, hollow ; genesis, descent.] 

 The development or formation of 

 cells (biol.). 



cytogenous (sltoj'gnus) a. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; genos, offspring.] Produc- 

 ing cells ; appl. lymphatic tissue 

 (phys.). 



cytoglobin (si'toglo'bm) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; L. globus, a globe.] A 

 proteid which retards coagulation 

 of the blood (phys.). 



cytohyaloplasma (sl'tohi'aloplaz'ma) 

 n. [Gk. kytos, hollow ; hyalos, glass ; 

 plasma, something moulded.] The 

 substance of the cytomitome 

 (cyt.). 



cytology (sltol'oji) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; logos, discourse.] The 

 branch of biology dealing with the 

 structure, functions, and life-history 

 of cells. 



cytolymph (sl'tolimf) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; L. lympha, water.] The 

 ground -substance of cytoplasm 

 (cyt.). 



cytolysin (sl'toll'sin) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; lysis, a loosing.] A sub- 

 stance inducing cytolysis (phys.). 



cytolysis (sltol'isis) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; lysis, a loosing.] Cell-dis- 

 solution ; cell-degeneration (phys.). 



cytomeres (sftomerz) n. plu. [Gk. 

 kytos, hollow ; meros, a part.] The 

 cells in Carystropha formed by the 

 division of the schizont, and them- 

 selves giving rise to the merozoites 

 (zoo!.}. 



cytomicrosome (si'toml'krosom) n. 

 [Gk. kytos, hollow ; mikros, small ; 

 soma, body.] A microsome of the 

 cytoplasm ; opp. nucleomicrosome 

 (cyt.). 



cytomitome (si'tomitom) n, [Gk. 

 kytos, hollow ; mitos, a thread.] 

 The cytoplasmic threadwork (cyt.). 



cytomorphosis (sl'tb'mor'fosTs, sl'to- 

 morfo'sis) n. [Gk. kytos, hollow ; 

 morphosis, a shaping.] The life- 

 history of cells ; the series of 

 structural modifications of cells or 

 successive generations of cells 

 (cyt.). 



cyton (si'ton) n. [Gk. kytos, hollow.] 

 The body of a nerve cell (phys.). 



cytophan (sl'tofan) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ;phaneros, visible.] The ovoid 

 matrix surrounding the karyophans 



in the spironeme and axoneme 

 fibres in the stalk of an Infusorian 

 (zool.). 



cytopharynx (sl'tdfar'ingks) n. [Gk. 

 kytos, hollow ; pharyngx, the gullet.] 

 A tube-like structure leading from 

 the mouth into the endoplasm in 

 certain protozoan cells (zool.). 



cytophil (si'tofil) a. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; philein, to love.] Pert. 

 haptophorous groups ; having an 

 affinity for cells (phys.). 



cytoplasm (si'toplazm) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollo w;^/<z.r;#<z,something moulded.] 

 The substance of the cell-body ex- 

 clusive of the nucleus ; cf. nucleo- 

 plasm (cyt.}. 



cytoproct (sl'toprokt) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; proktos, anus.] A cell- 

 anus (zool.}. 



cytopyge (si'toplj) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; pyge, the rump.] Cyto- 

 proct, which see. 



cytoreticulam (sl'toretik'ulCim) n. 

 [Gk. kytos, hollow ; L. reticulum, a 

 little net.] The cytoplasmic thread- 

 work (cyt.). 



cytosine (sl'tosin) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow.] A cleavage product of 

 protein (phys). 



cytosome (sltosom) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; soma, body.] The body of 

 the cell as opposed to that of the 

 nucleus (cyt.). 



cytostome (sl'tostom) . [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; stoma, a mouth.] A cell- 

 mouth. 



cytotaxls (sl'totak'sis) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; taxis, arrangement.] Cy- 

 totropism, which see. 



cytothesis (sitoth'esis) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; thesis, something set down.] 

 The regenerative tendency of a cell 

 or neuron (phys.). 



cytotoxin (sl'totok'sin) n. [Gk. kytos, 

 hollow ; toxikon, poison.] A cell- 

 poisoning substance formed in the 

 blood serum (phys.). 



cytotrophoblast (si'totro'foblast) n. 

 [Gk. kytos, hollow ; trophe, nourish- 

 ment ; blastos, a bud.] The inner 

 layer of the trophoblast, or layer of 

 Langhans (anat.). 



cytotroplsm (sltot'roptzm) n. [Gk. 

 kytos, hollow ; trope, a turning.] 

 The mutual attraction of two or 

 more cells (cyt.). 



