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karyorrhexis

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karyorrhexis /kary·or·rhex·is/ (-rek´sis) rupture of the cell nucleus in which the chromatin disintegrates into formless granules that are extruded from the cell.karyorrhec´tic
kar·y·or·rhex·is (kr--rkss)
n.
A stage of cellular necrosis in which the fragments of the nucleus fragments and its chromatin are distributed irregularly throughout the cytoplasm.
karyorrhexis
rupture of the cell nucleus in which the chromatin disintegrates into formless granules that are extruded from the cell.
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This necrosis was characterized by lymphocytic karyorrhexis in the white pulp, and fibrinoid necrosis, congestion, and endothelial cell swelling in the red pulp, accompanied by cell debris.
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