SINCE 1828
chromatolysis
noun
chro·ma·tol·y·sis
| \ ˌkrō-mə-ˈtä-lə-səs
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Definition of chromatolysis
: the dissolution and breaking up of chromophil material (such as chromatin) of a cell and especially a nerve cell
Other Words from chromatolysis
chromatolytic
\ krō-ˌma-tə-ˈli-tik
, krə- \
adjective
, krə- \
adjective
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chromatolysis
noun
chro·ma·tol·y·sis
| \ ˌkrō-mə-ˈtäl-ə-səs
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plural chromatolyses\ -ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of chromatolysis
: the dispersal of Nissl substance in the cell body of a neuron resulting from axonal stress (as that induced by injury or neurodegenerative disease)
Other Words from chromatolysis
chromatolytic
\ krō-ˌmat-ᵊl-ˈit-ik, krə-
\
adjective
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adjective
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