Definition of chromatolysis
: the dissolution and breaking up of chromophil material (such as chromatin) of a cell and especially a nerve cell
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chromatolysis
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chro·ma·tol·y·sis
\ˌkrō-mə-ˈtäl-ə-səs\
Medical Definition of chromatolysis
chromatolyses
\-ˌsēz\play: the dispersal of Nissl substance in the cell body of a neuron resulting from axonal stress (as that induced by injury or neurodegenerative disease)
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