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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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