Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lymphocyte

/lˈɪmfəsˌaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: lym-pho-cyte
IPA: /lˈɪmfəsˌaɪt/

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.

Etymology

Etymology tree English lympho- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English lymphocyte From lympho- + -cyte.

Inflected Forms

lymphocytes (plural)

Derived Forms

antilymphocyte autolymphocyte lymphocytic lymphocytogenous lymphocytoid lymphocytolysis lymphocytoma lymphocytopenia lymphocytopoiesis lymphocytosis lymphocytotoxin lymphocytotropic

Synonyms

lymphocyte lymph cell

Questions

How do you pronounce lymphocyte?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɪmfəsˌaɪt/.
What does lymphocyte mean?: Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.
Where does lymphocyte come from?: Etymology tree English lympho- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English lymphocyte From lympho- + -cyte.

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