chromatinolysis


chro·ma·tol·y·sis

(krō'mă-tol'i-sis), The disintegration of the granules of chromophil substance (Nissl bodies) in a nerve cell body that may occur after exhaustion of the cell or damage to its peripheral process; other changes considered part of chromatolysis include swelling of the perikaryon and shifting of the nucleus from its central position to the periphery. Synonym(s): chromatinolysis, chromolysis, tigrolysis [chromato- + G. lysis, dissolution]

chromatinolysis

(krō″mă-tĭn-ŏl′ĭ-sĭs) [″ + lysis, dissolution] 1. Destruction of chromatin. 2. The emptying of a cell, bacterial or other, by lysis.