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A membrane-bound organelle that performs important energy-producing processes in many eukaryotic cells.
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- mitochondrial activity
- damaged mitochondria
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The damaged mitochondrion swelled in the microscope image.
The experiment measured activity in the mitochondria.
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- mitochondrion
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular mitochondrion; plural mitochondria. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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