A pathological condition characterized by the fragmentation or breaking up of cells, often seen in certain disease states.
From Greek 'klasma' (fragment, piece broken off) + '-osis' (condition or disease). The suffix '-osis' indicates an abnormal or diseased state, making this a medical term for cellular fragmentation disease.
In the early days of microscopy, doctors were amazed to see cells literally shattering into pieces during certain illnesses—this word captures that eerie sight and is still used today to describe what looks like cellular self-destruction.
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