, cytorrhyctes (sī'tō-rik'tēz), Obsolete term for inclusion bodies , under body. [cyto- + G. oryktēs, a digger]
cytorrhyctes
(sī″tō-rĭk′tēz) [″ + oryssein, to dig] Inclusion bodies in cells, characteristic of certain diseases. Composed of virus elementary bodies, they were once thought to be of protozoal origin.