karyolysis

[ kar-ee-ol-uh-sis ]
/ ˌkær iˈɒl ə sɪs /

noun Cell Biology.

the dissolution of a cell nucleus.

Origin of karyolysis

First recorded in 1885–90; karyo- + -lysis

OTHER WORDS FROM karyolysis

kar·y·o·lit·ic [kar-ee-uh-lit-ik] /ˌkær i əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby karyolysis

karyogenesis, karyogram, karyokinesis, karyology, karyolymph, karyolysis, karyomapping, karyomicrosome, karyomorphism, karyon, karyophage

British Dictionary definitions for karyolysis

karyolysis
/ (ˌkærɪˈɒlɪsɪs) /

noun

cytology the disintegration of a cell nucleus, which occurs on death of the cell

Derived forms of karyolysis

karyolytic (ˌkærɪəˈlɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for karyolysis

C20: from Greek, from karyon a nut + -lysis

Medical definitions for karyolysis

karyolysis
[ kăr′ē-ŏl′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The dissolution of the nucleus of a cell by swelling or necrosis with the loss of its affinity for staining with basic dyes.

Other words from karyolysis

kar′y•o•lyt′ic (-ə-lĭt′ĭk) adj.