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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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

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

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.

The injection of adrenalin causes striking brain-cell changes: first, a hyperchromatism, then a chromatolysis.

Adrenalin alone causes hyperchromatism followed by chromatolysis, and in overdosage causes the destruction of some brain-cells.

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