pycnosis


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pycnosis

(pɪkˈnəʊsɪs)
n, pl -ses (-ˌsiːz)
(Biology) biology the reduction in size and increase in staining of a cell or its nucleus, usually a feature of cell degeneration
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Noun1.pycnosis - a degenerative state of the cell nucleus
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