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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Shrinkage and condensing, such as that of a dying cell or the appearance of a cell's nucleus. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   a degenerative state of the cell nucleus wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

karyopyknosiskaryopyknosispycnosispycnosis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πύκνωσις (púknōsis, “thickening”), from πυκνός (puknós, “compact”).

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