| a soft, fatty, vascular tissue in the interior cavities of bones that is a major site of blood cell production |
| one of the hollow cavities in the skull connecting with the nasal cavities |
| crypto- or (before a vowel) crypt- | |
| —combining form | |
| secret, hidden, or concealed: cryptography; crypto-fascist | |
| [New Latin, from Greek kruptos hidden, from kruptein to hide] | |
| crypt- or (before a vowel) crypt- | |
| —combining form | |
| [New Latin, from Greek kruptos hidden, from kruptein to hide] | |
crypt (krĭpt)
n.
A small pit, recess, or glandular cavity in the body.