Medical Dictionary
pyknosis
noun pyk·no·sis
plural pyk·no·ses also pyc·no·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of PYKNOSIS
: a degenerative condition of a cell nucleus marked by clumping of the chromosomes, hyperchromatism, and shrinking of the nucleus
Variants of PYKNOSIS
pyk·no·sis also pyc·no·sis \pik-ˈnō-səs\
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