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cytology
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cytomegalic
cytomegalic inclusion disease
cytomegalovirus
cytopathogenic
cytopathology
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cytophotometer
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cytoplasmic inheritance
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cytopharynx
cytopharynx [ stō fárringks ] (plural cytopharynges [ stō fə rín jeez ] or cytopharynxes)


noun 
Definition:
 
gullet of protozoan: a tube in some protozoans extending from the cytoplasm into the endoplasm
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