🔄 Synonyms of "Pyknosis"
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| pycnosisnoun | Alternative form of pyknosis. [(biology) Shrinkage and condensing, such as that of a dying cell or the appearance of a cell's nucleus.] |
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| pycnosisnoun | Alternative form of pyknosis. [(biology) Shrinkage and condensing, such as that of a dying cell or the appearance of a cell's nucleus.] |
| karyopyknosisnoun | (biology) Synonym of pyknosis. |
| karyoclasisnoun | (cytology) the disintegration of a cell's nucleus |
| apoptosisnoun | (biology, cytology) A process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury. |
| cell deathnoun | (biology) The breakdown of the structure of a cell after completion of a number of cell divisions. |
| schizogenynoun | (biology) Creation of cavities by separating out existing cells. |
| necroptosisnoun | (biology, cytology) A programmed form of necrosis. |
| karyokinesisnoun | (biology) The process of change that takes place during the division of a cell nucleus at mitosis or meiosis. |
| cytokinesisnoun | (biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus. |
| cellularizationnoun | (biology) separation into distinct cells, especially from a multinucleate cell. |
| cytonecrosisnoun | (biology) The death of individual cells |
| cytomorphosisnoun | (biology) The changes in form of a cell as it develops. |
| senescencenoun | (biology) The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age. |
| caryokinesisnoun | Alternative form of karyokinesis. [(biology) The process of change that takes place during the division of a cell nucleus at mitosis or meiosis.] |
| schizolysisnoun | (biology) Simple division |
| cytofissionnoun | (biology) cellular fission (typically during interphase) |
| synizesisnoun | (prosody, phonetics, poetry) The fusion of two syllables into one without the formation of a recognized diphthong, especially to fit a certain poetic meter. |
| isopyknosisnoun | The condition of a chromosome that is evenly coiled and stains uniformly |
| pyknosomenoun | Alternative form of pycnosome. [A person with a stocky body] |
| isopycnosisnoun | isopyknosis |
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