cytoclasis

[ sahy-tok-luh-sis, sahy-tuh-kley-sis ]
/ saɪˈtɒk lə sɪs, ˌsaɪ təˈkleɪ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

destruction of cells.

Origin of cytoclasis

cyto- + Greek klásis a breaking

Words nearby cytoclasis

cytochrome, cytochrome oxidase, cytochrome reductase, cytocidal, cytocide, cytoclasis, cytoclastic, cytodiagnosis, cytogenesis, cytogenetics, cytogenic reproduction

Medical definitions for cytoclasis

cytoclasis
[ sī-tŏk′lə-sĭs ]

n.

The destruction of cells by fragmentation.