pyknotic

English

Bile infarct with pyknotic nuclei (arrows) (400x).

Alternative forms

• pycnotic

Etymology

From pyknosis. See Ancient Greek πυκνωτικός (puknōtikós, “serving to close the pores”).

Adjective

pyknotic (comparative more pyknotic, superlative most pyknotic)

1. (cytology) showing pyknosis

   a pyknotic nucleus

   Several intensely labeled pycnotic bodies point to the occurrence of cell death [...]

   rectum of T. derasa showing one morphologically intact zooxanthella and two pycnotic algal cells

Derived terms

• heteropyknotic

Related terms

• karyopyknosis
• pyknosis