A scientist or researcher who specializes in the study of cell dissolution or lysis.
From Greek 'cyto-' (cell) + 'lysis' (breaking down) + '-ist' (one who practices or studies). This term reflects the 19th-century focus on understanding how cells break apart.
Cytolists were essentially studying cellular death—how and why cells destroy themselves—which turns out to be just as important as studying how they live.
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