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noun
Shrinkage and condensing, such as that of a dying cell or the appearance of a cell's nucleus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a degenerative state of the cell nucleus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pycnosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disease
History
From Ancient Greek πύκνωσις (púknōsis, “thickening”), from πυκνός (puknós, “compact”).
