karyopyknosis
[ kăr′ē-ō-pĭk-nō′sĭs ]
n.
A cytologic condition caused by shrinkage of the nucleus of a cell with the condensation of the chromatin into structureless masses, as in superficial or cornified cells of stratified squamous epithelium.
Words nearby karyopyknosis
kindy,
kine,
kinema,
kinematic pair,
kinematic viscosity,
karyopyknosis,
kinematograph,
kinesalgia,
kinescope,
kineshma,
kinesi-