karyolysis

(ˌkærɪˈɒlɪsɪs) n (Biology) cytology the disintegration of a cell nucleus, which occurs on death of the cell[C20: from Greek, from karyon a nut + -lysis] karyolytic adj

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Noun

karyolysis - disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dieslysis - (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria

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Karyolysis

karyolysis

[‚kar·ē′äl·ə·səs] (cell and molecular biology) Dissolution of a cell nucleus.

Karyolysis

dissolution of the nucleus of a cell; the laststage of necrobiosis (following karyopyknosis and karyorrhexis)before the death of a cell. In the karyolytic nucleus the ability to be stained is lost, since the nucleic acids break down intophosphoric acid and purine bases, which do not take up basicdyes.

karyolysis

[kar″e-ol´ĭ-sis] the dissolution of the nucleus of a cell. adj., adj karyolyt´ic.

kar·y·ol·y·sis

(kar'ē-ol'i-sis), Avoid the misspelling/mispronunciation karolysis and the mispronunciation karyoly'sis.Destruction of the nucleus of a cell by swelling and loss of affinity of its chromatin for basic dyes. [karyo- + G. lysis, dissolution]

kar·y·ol·y·sis

(kar'ē-ol'i-sis) Destruction of the nucleus of a cell by swelling, with the loss of affinity of its chromatin for basic dyes. [karyo- + G. lysis, dissolution]

karyolysis

Destruction of a cell nucleus.

karyolysis

Related to karyolysis: necrosis, karyorrhexis

noun

Words related to karyolysis

noun disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies

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lysis

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