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A degenerative state of the cell nucleus
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pyknosis
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n. a degenerative state of the cell nucleus [syn: pycnosis ]
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n. In biology, shrinkage and condensing, such as that of a dying cell or the appearance of a cell's nucleus.
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Pyknosis , or karyopyknosis , is the irreversible condensation of chromatin in the nucleus of a cell undergoing necrosis or apoptosis . It is followed by karyorrhexis , or fragmentation of the nucleus. Pyknosis (from Greek pyknono meaning "to thicken up, ...