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chromatolysis
[ kroh-muh-tol-uh-sis ]
noun
, Cell Biology, Pathology.
- the dissolution and disintegration of chromatin.
chromatolysis
/ ˌkrəʊməˈtɒlɪsɪs /
noun
- cytology the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
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Other Words From
- chro·mat·o·lyt·ic [kr, uh, -mat-l-, it, -ik, kroh-m, uh, -tl-, it, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chromatolysis1
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Example Sentences
If the axis cylinder is severed at any point, it degenerates beyond that point, and the nucleus of the nerve-cell disintegrates—chromatolysis.
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Animals upon whom double adrenalectomy has been performed show a striking fall in temperature, muscular weakness,—after adrenalectomy the animal may not be able to stand even,—and progressive chromatolysis.
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The injection of adrenalin causes striking brain-cell changes: first, a hyperchromatism, then a chromatolysis.
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Adrenalin alone causes hyperchromatism followed by chromatolysis, and in overdosage causes the destruction of some brain-cells.
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