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Definitions of pycnosis in various dictionaries:
noun - a degenerative state of the cell nucleus
noun - a shrinking and thickening of a cell nucleus
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| a degenerative state of the cell nucleus |
| Reduction in size and increase in staining of a cell or (more commonly) its nucleus, usually indicating degeneration or necrosis an instance of this. |
| A condition in which the nucleus of a cell stains more deeply than usual: usually a precursor of necrosis. |
| Thickening of a fluid or semisolid substance. |
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| Pyknosis, or karyopyknosis, is the irreversible condensation of chromatin in the nucleus of a cell undergoing necrosis or apoptosis. It is followed by karyorrhexis, or fragmentation of the nucleus. * Pyknosis (from Greek pyknono meaning "to thicken up, to close or to condense") is also observed in the maturation of erythrocytes (a red blood cell) and the neutrophil (a type of white blood cell). The maturing metarubricyte (a stage in RBC maturation) will condense its nucleus before expelling it to become a reticulocyte. The maturing neutrophil will condense its nucleus into several connected lobes that stay in the cell until the end of its cell life. * Pyknotic nuclei are often found in the zona reticularis of the adrenal gland. They are also found in the keratinocytes of the outermost layer in parakeratinised epithelium. |