English Words Starting With C

• cystoscope

  nounC2
  /ˈsɪstəskəʊp/A medical instrument consisting of a thin tube with a light and camera, used to examine the inside of the bladder.
• cystoscopy

  nounLow (Specialist/Medical)
  /sɪˈstɒskəpi/A medical examination of the inside of the bladder using a thin, tube-like instrument (a cystoscope).
• cystostomy

  nounVery Low (Professional)
  /sɪˈstɒstəmi/A surgical procedure creating an opening into the bladder, typically to drain urine.
• cystotomy

  nounVery low
  /sɪˈstɒt.ə.mi/A surgical incision into the urinary bladder.
• cytarabine

  nounC2+
  /ˌsaɪˈtær.ə.biːn/A chemotherapy drug used primarily to treat certain types of leukaemia and lymphoma by interfering with DNA synthesis in cancer cells.
• cytaster

  nounVery Low
  /ˈsaɪtæstə/A structure formed during cell division, specifically around the centrioles, radiating microtubules like a star.
• cythera

  nounVery Low (Literary/Poetic)
  /sɪˈθɪərə/A proper noun referring to an island in Greece, historically associated with the worship of Aphrodite.
• cytherea

  nounVery low
  /ˌsɪθəˈrɪə/A poetic and literary epithet for Aphrodite/Venus, referring to her worship or association with the island of Cythera.
• cytidine

  nounC2 / Low
  /ˈsʌɪtɪdiːn/A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose sugar, a fundamental building block of RNA.
• cytidine monophosphate

  nounVery Low
  /ˌsaɪ.tɪ.diːn ˌmɒn.əʊˈfɒs.feɪt/A nucleotide consisting of cytosine, ribose, and one phosphate group; a fundamental building block of RNA.
• cytidylic acid

  nounVery Low
  /ˌsʌɪtɪˈdɪlɪk ˈasɪd/A nucleotide, specifically the phosphorylated form of cytidine, consisting of cytosine, ribose, and a phosphate group.
• cytoanalyzer

  nounVery Low
  /ˌsaɪ.təʊˈæn.ə.laɪ.zə/A device or system that performs automated analysis of cells.
• cytochemistry

  nounLow
  /ˌsaɪ.təʊˈkem.ɪ.stri/The scientific study of the chemical composition and chemical processes within cells.
• cytochrome

  nounC2/Technical
  /ˈsaɪ.tə.krəʊm/A type of hemoprotein found in cells, crucial for cellular respiration and electron transport in mitochondria.
• cytochrome reductase

  nounC2 / Specialized Scientific
  /ˈsaɪ.tə.krəʊm rɪˈdʌk.teɪz/An enzyme that reduces a cytochrome (a class of iron-containing proteins involved in electron transfer) by transferring electrons to it.
• cytoclasis

  nounVery Low
  /saɪˈtɒkləsɪs/The destruction or disintegration of cells.
• cytogenesis

  nounC2
  /ˌsaɪ.təʊˈdʒen.ə.sɪs/The formation and development of cells.
• cytogenetics

  nounLow
  /ˌsaɪ.təʊ.dʒəˈnet.ɪks/The branch of biology that studies the structure and function of chromosomes, especially their role in heredity, using microscopic techniques.
• cytokine

  nounLow (C2)
  /ˈsaɪ.təʊ.kaɪn/A protein secreted by cells of the immune system that acts as a signalling molecule to regulate immune responses and inflammation.
• cytokine storm

  nounLow
  /ˈsaɪ.təʊ.kaɪn stɔːm/A severe immune reaction in which the body releases too many cytokines into the blood too quickly.

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