SINCE 1828
karyoclastic
adjective
kar·yo·clas·tic
| \ ˌkar-ē-ō-ˈklas-tik
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variants:
or karyoclasic \ -ˈklā-sik
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Medical Definition of karyoclastic
1
: karyorrhectic
2
: causing the interruption of mitosis
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