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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