Medical Dictionary
karyopyknosis
noun kar·yo·pyk·no·sis \ˌkar-ē-(ˌ)ō-pik-ˈnō-səs\
Medical Definition of KARYOPYKNOSIS
: shrinkage of the cell nuclei of epithelial cells (as of the vagina) with breakup of the chromatin into unstructured granules
—kar·yo·pyk·not·ic \-ˈnät-ik\ adjective
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