of or pertaining to a substance or microorganism that is pathologic for or destructive to cells
2.
of or pertaining to such cellular changes
Derived forms
cytopathogenicity (ˌsaitouˌpæθədʒəˈnɪsɪti)
noun
Word origin
[1955–60; cyto- + pathogenic]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backgrounder, cassette, life-support, opioid, rite of passagecyto- is a combining form meaning “cell,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix cyto- include: cytopathic, cytosol, cytotaxonomy, endocytobiology, immunocytochemistry
Examples of 'cytopathogenic' in a sentence
cytopathogenic
The remaining samples gave no cytopathogenic effect after five serial passages, or they were contaminated.
S. El Jaï, A.H. Remmal, A. Rodolakis, A. Souriau, A. H. El Idrissi 2004, 'Application of Polymerase Chain Reaction to the Direct Diagnosis of Abortive Chlamydiosis(Chlamydophila abortus and Chlamydophila pecorum) of Sheep and Goatsin Morocco', Revue d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicauxhttp://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/9900. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cytopathogenic effects were observed in 52.2% (12/23) of these samples.
Adriana Luchs, Denise Hage Russo, Audrey Cilli, Fernanda Faria Costa, Simone GuadagnucciMorillo, Bráulio Caetano Machado, Alessandra Cristina Guedes Pellini, Rita de CássiaCompagnoli Carmona, Maria do Carmo Sampaio Tavares Timenetsky 2008, 'Echovirus 6 associated to aseptic meningitis outbreak, in São Joaquim da Barra, SãoPaulo, Brazil Echovirus 6 associado a surto de meningite asséptica em São Joaquimda Barra, São Paulo, Brasil', Brazilian Journal of Microbiologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822008000100007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The cytopathogenic effects of tested materials were evaluated by cell culture microscopy.
Berrin Özçelik, Taner Karaoglu, Ufuk Abbasoglu 2004, 'EVALUATION OF CYTOTOXICITY OF SOME AGENTS AS A SCREENING TEST IN ANTITUMORAL ACTIVITYUSING VERO, HE-LA AND HEP-2 CELL CULTURES', Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Scienceshttp://www.turkjps.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/evaluaton-of-cytotoxcty-of-some-agents-as-a-screen/12589. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
No cytopathogenic agents were isolated, but we found nitrate and sulphate concentrations that exceeded maxima for human consumption and recreation.
Libia Herrero U., Alejandro Palacios F., Laya Hun O., Francisco Vega A. 1999, 'Ausencia de detección de enterovirus en bivalvos Anadara tuberculosa (Bivalvia: Arcidae)por contaminación química en el Pacífico de Costa Rica', Revista de Biología Tropicalhttp://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441999000300015. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)