Medical Definition of Karyorrhexis

1. Degeneration of the nucleus of a cell. There is contraction of the chromatin into small pieces, with obliteration of the nuclear boundary. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Karyorrhexis

karyomorphism
karyon
karyons
karyophage
karyopherin
karyopherins
karyoplasm
karyoplasma
karyoplasmolysis
karyoplast
karyoplastin
karyoplasts
karyopyknosis
karyopyknotic
karyorrhexis (current term)
karyosome
karyosomes
karyostasis
karyostenosis
karyotheca
karyotin
karyotins
karyotype
karyotyped
karyotypes
karyotypic
karyotypic abnormality
karyotypically
karyotyping

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