pyknosis
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Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πύκνωσις (púknōsis, “thickening”), from πυκνός (puknós, “compact”).
Noun[edit]
pyknosis (usually uncountable, plural pyknoses)
- (biology) Shrinkage and condensing, such as that of a dying cell or the appearance of a cell's nucleus.