chromatolysis

[ kroh-muh-tol-uh-sis ]
/ ˌkroʊ məˈtɒl ə sɪs /

noun Cell Biology, Pathology.

the dissolution and disintegration of chromatin.

Origin of chromatolysis

First recorded in 1900–05; chromato- + -lysis

OTHER WORDS FROM chromatolysis

chro·mat·o·lyt·ic [kruh-mat-l-it-ik, kroh-muh-tl-it-] /krəˌmæt lˈɪt ɪk, ˌkroʊ mə tlˈɪt-/, adjective

Words nearby chromatolysis

chromatogenous, chromatogram, chromatograph, chromatography, chromatology, chromatolysis, chromatophil, chromatophilia, chromatophobia, chromatophore, chromatopsia

Example sentences from the Web for chromatolysis

  • Some of the cells of the anterior horn were swollen and the nuclei eccentric; chromatolysis had occurred in many of them.

    Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for chromatolysis

chromatolysis
/ (ˌkrəʊməˈtɒlɪsɪs) /

noun

cytology the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells

Medical definitions for chromatolysis

chromatolysis
[ krō′mə-tŏl′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The disintegration of chromophil substance in a nerve cell body; it may occur after exhaustion of the cell or after damage to its peripheral process. chromolysis

Other words from chromatolysis

chro•mat′o•lyt′ic (-măt′l-ĭt′ĭk) adj.