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
karyorrhexis
kar·y·or·rhex·is (k r  - -r k s s)n. A stage of cellular necrosis in which the fragments of the nucleus fragments and its chromatin are distributed irregularly throughout the cytoplasm. |
karyorrhexis
[-rek′sis]
Etymology: Gk, karyon + rhexis, rupture
the disintegration of the nucleus in a cell. karyorrhectic, adj.
karyorrhexis
rupture of the cell nucleus in which the chromatin disintegrates into formless granules that are extruded from the cell.
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