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

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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 [kar″e-o-rek´sis]

rupture of the cell nucleus in which the chromatin disintegrates into formless granules that are extruded from the cell. adj., adj karyorrhec´tic.

karyorrhexis

rupture of the cell nucleus in which the chromatin disintegrates into formless granules that are extruded from the cell.

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necrosis			This process is characterized by patchy, circumscribed or confluent areas of necrosis that are associated with karyorrhexis (figure 1). Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease by Kulak, Jessica; Smith, Lee P.; Acar, Behram C.; Weed, Donald T. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal 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. Experimental infection of ground squirrels (Spermophilus ... by Xiao, Shu-Yuan / Emerging Infectious Diseases A: When normal or benign cells die, they go through karyorrhexis, a process in which you see fragmentation of nuclei. The Post Investigates The Pancreas by Medical Update			karyocyte karyogamy karyogenesis karyogram karyokinesis karyoklasis karyology karyolymph karyolysis karyolytic karyomegaly karyomere karyometry karyomicrosome karyomit karyomitome karyomitosis karyomorphism karyon karyophage karyoplasm karyoplasmic ratio karyoplast karyopyknosis karyoreticulum karyorrhexis karyosome karyospheric karyostasis karyotheca karyotin karyotype Karyotyping Kasabach method Kasabach-Merritt syndrome Kasai operation Kasen disease Kashin-Beck disease Kashin-Bek disease Kashmiri Kassebaum bill Kassebaum-Kennedy bill Kaswan technique kat kat(a)- kat- kata katadidymus katagelophobia katal kataphoria			karyolysis karyolysis karyolytic karyomastigont karyomegaly karyomere karyometry karyomicrosome karyomit karyomitome Karyomiton karyomitosis karyomorphism karyon karyon karyophage Karyopherin karyoplasm karyoplasm karyoplasm Karyoplasma Karyoplasma Karyoplasma karyoplasmic ratio karyoplasmic ratio karyoplast karyopyknosis karyopyknosis karyopyknosis karyoreticulum karyorrhexis karyosome karyosome karyosphere karyospheric karyostasis Karyostenosis Karyostenotic Karyosystematics Karyotheca Karyotheca Karyotheca karyotin karyotin karyotype karyotype karyotype Karyotype 45,X Karyotype 45,X Karyotype 47,XXX Karyotype 47,XYY karyotyped karyotyped karyotyped karyotypes karyotypes karyotypes karyotypic karyotypic karyotypic karyotypical

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