PYKNOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A degenerative state of the cell nucleus

Synonyms:

pycnosis; pyknosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("pyknosis" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)

Derivation:

pyknotic (of or relating to or exhibiting pyknosis)

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