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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
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chromatolytic \ krō-ˌma-tə-ˈli-tik , krə- \ adjective
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chromatolysis
nounchro·ma·tol·y·sis | \ ˌkrō-mə-ˈtäl-ə-səs \
\ plural chromatolyses\ -ˌsēz \
\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)
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chromatolytic \ krō-ˌmat-ᵊl-ˈit-ik, krə- \ adjective
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The first known use of chromatolysis was in 1901
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