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pyknosis

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pyknosis /pyk·no·sis/ (pik-no´sis) a thickening, especially degeneration of a cell in which the nucleus shrinks in size and the chromatin condenses to a solid, structureless mass or masses.pyknot´ic
pyk·no·sis (pk-nss)
n.
A condensation and reduction in the size of a cell or cell nucleus, usually associated with hyperchromatosis.
pyknosis (piknō´sis),
n increased basophilia and shrinkage of the nucleus of a dying cell.
pyknosis
a thickening, especially degeneration of a cell in which the nucleus shrinks in size and the chromatin condenses to a solid, structureless mass or masses.
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