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- noun microbiology, pathology The
disease ordeterioration of acell , or of thestructures contained within a cell.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek κύτος (kytos, "vessel") + πάθος (pathos, "suffering").
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Examples
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"Recently, there has been increased concern regarding a possible causative role of vaccinations in autistic children with an underlying mitochondrial cytopathy (cellular disorder)," the authors wrote.
David Kirby: NEW STUDY - "Mitochondrial Autism" is Real; Vaccine Triggers Cannot Be Ruled Out 2008
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