pyknosis

English

Alternative forms

• pycnosis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πύκνωσις (púknōsis, “thickening”), from πυκνός (puknós, “compact”).

Noun

pyknosis (usually uncountable, plural pyknoses)

1. (biology) Shrinkage and condensing, such as that of a dying cell or the appearance of a cell's nucleus.

Synonyms

• karyopyknosis

Derived terms

• pyknotic