chromatolysis

[ kroh-muh-tol-uh-sis ]

noun

, Cell Biology, Pathology.

1. the dissolution and disintegration of chromatin.

chromatolysis

/ ˌkrəʊməˈtɒlɪsɪs /

noun

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

Other Words From

• chro·mat·o·lyt·ic [kr, uh, -mat-l-, it, -ik, kroh-m, uh, -tl-, it, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chromatolysis¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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