pyknotic
English
Bile infarct with pyknotic nuclei (arrows) (400x).
Alternative forms
- pycnotic
Etymology
From pyknosis. See Ancient Greek πυκνωτικός (puknōtikós, “serving to close the pores”)
Adjective
pyknotic (comparative more pyknotic, superlative most pyknotic)
- (cytology) showing pyknosis
- a pyknotic nucleus
- Several intensely labeled pycnotic bodies point to the occurrence of cell death [...]
- rectum of T. derasa showing one morphologically intact zooxanthella and two pycnotic algal cells
Related terms
- karyopyknosis
- pyknosis
Derived terms
- heteropyknotic