Medical Dictionary

hyperchromatism

noun hy·per·chro·ma·tism \-ˈkrō-mət-ˌiz-əm\

Medical Definition of HYPERCHROMATISM

:  the development of excess chromatin or of excessive nuclear staining especially as a part of a pathological process

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