chromatolysis

chromatolysis [kroh-muh-tol-uh-sis] ExamplesWord Origin noun Cell Biology, Pathology.

1. the dissolution and disintegration of chromatin.

Origin of chromatolysis First recorded in 1900–05; chromato- + -lysis Related formschro·mat·o·lyt·ic [kruh-mat-l-it-ik, kroh-muh-tl-it-] /krəˌmæt lˈɪt ɪk, ˌkroʊ mə tlˈɪt-/, adjective Examples from the Web for chromatolysis Historical Examples of 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 noun

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

chromatolysis in Medicine chromatolysis [krō′mə-tŏl′ĭ-sĭs] n.

1. 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

Related formschro•mat′o•lyt′ic (-măt′l-ĭt′ĭk) adj.