chromatolysis

[ kroh-muh-tol-uh-sis ]

nounCell Biology, Pathology.
  1. the dissolution and disintegration of chromatin.

Origin of chromatolysis

1
First recorded in 1900–05; chromato- + -lysis

Other words from chromatolysis

  • chro·mat·o·lyt·ic [kruh-mat-l-it-ik, kroh-muh-tl-it-], /krəˌmæt lˈɪt ɪk, ˌkroʊ mə tlˈɪt-/, adjective

Words Nearby chromatolysis

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How to use chromatolysis in a sentence

  • Some of the cells of the anterior horn were swollen and the nuclei eccentric; chromatolysis had occurred in many of them.

    Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for chromatolysis

chromatolysis

/ (ˌkrəʊməˈtɒlɪsɪs) /


noun
  1. cytology the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells

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