Medical Definition of Nissl degeneration

1. Degeneration of the cell body occurring after transection of the axon; characterised by dispersion of the granular endoplasmic reticulum, swelling of the soma, and an eccentric position of the nucleus of the cell. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nissl Degeneration

Nisei
Nishan Sahib
Nisibene
Nisibenes
Nisibis
Nisquallies
Nisqually
Nissan
Nisse
Nissen
Nissen's operation
Nissen hut
Nissen huts
Nissl
Nissl's stain
Nissl degeneration (current term)
Nissl granule
Nissl granules
Nissl substance
Nitabuch
Nitabuch's layer
Nitabuch's membrane
Nitabuch's stria
Nitella
Nitinol
Nitrobacteriaceae
Nitrospan
Nitrostat
Niue
Niuean

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