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hyperchromatism

 [hi″per-kro´mah-tizm]
1. excessive pigmentation.
2. degeneration of cell nuclei, which become filled with particles of pigment, or chromatin.
3. increased staining capacity. adj., adj hyperchromat´ic.
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hy·per·chro·ma·tism

(hī'pĕr-krō'mă-tizm),
1. Excessive pigmentation.
2. Increased staining capacity, especially of cell nuclei for hematoxylin.
3. An increase in chromatin in cell nuclei.
[hyper- + G. chrōma, color]
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hyperchromatism

(hī′pər-krō′mə-tĭz′əm) or

hyperchromia

(-mē-ə)
n.
Excessive formation of skin pigment.

hy′per·chro·mat′ic (-krə-măt′ĭk) adj.
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hy·per·chro·ma·tism

(hī'pĕr-krō'mă-tizm)
1. Excessive pigmentation.
2. Increased staining capacity, especially of cell nuclei for hematoxylin.
3. An increase in chromatin in cell nuclei.
Synonym(s): hyperchromasia, hyperchromia.
[hyper- + G. chrōma, color]
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The endothelial cells that lining these channels display hyperchromatism and pleomorphism, have round or oval aspect, sometimes protuberant (Figures 7 and 8).
(57-59) Cells and nuclei take on more primitive appearance, similar to those of basal cells with enlarged nuclei (nuclear hyperplasia), dark-staining nuclei (hyperchromatism), often enlarged eosinophilic nucleoli (prominent nucleoli) and with increased nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio.
There might be slight hyperchromatism, but chromatin is uniformly and finely granulated and free of major chromatin abnormalities (figure 2).
Thus, were observed damage of total architectonics of liver, microcirculation disturbances, cellular polymorphism, destruction of border plane; incompletion of hepatocytes, fat, hydropic and balloon dystrophy of hepatocytes, lipofuscinosis of hepatocytes, nidus hepatonecrosis, hyperchromatism and polychromatism, degeneration (vacuolization) of hepatocytes' nuclei, intralobular lymphoplasmocytic infiltration, pericentral lymphoid infiltration.
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A juxtacortical chondroma must be differentiated from a juxtacortical (or periosteal) chondrosarcoma, particularly as a juxtacortical chondroma often demonstrates high cellularity, binucleated cells, hyperchromatism and a myxoid appearance.
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