astrocito

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Astrozyt. By surface analysis, astro- +‎ -cito.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /astɾoˈθito/ [as.t̪ɾoˈθi.t̪o]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /astɾoˈsito/ [as.t̪ɾoˈsi.t̪o]
Rhymes: -ito
Syllabification: as‧tro‧ci‧to

Noun

astrocito m (plural astrocitos)

(cytology) astrocyte

Further reading

“astrocito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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