karyopyknosis /karyo·pyk·no·sis/ (kar″e-o-pik-no´sis) shrinkage of a cell nucleus, with condensation of the chromatin.karyopyknot´ic
karyopyknosis
kar·y·o·pyk·no·sis (k r  - -p k-n ss)n. A cytologic condition caused by shrinkage of the nucleus of a cell with the condensation of the chromatin into structureless masses, as in superficial or cornified cells of stratified squamous epithelium. |
karyopyknosis
[-piknō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, karyon + pyknos, thick
the state of a cell in which the nucleus has shrunk and the chromatin has condensed into solid masses, as in cornified cells of stratified squamous epithelium. karyopyknotic, adj.
karyopyknosis
shrinkage of a cell nucleus, with condensation of the chromatin.
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