karyolysis
Noun
Meaning
disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies
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pyknosis
nuclear disintegration
nuclear decay
karyostenosis
nuclear collapse
nuclear disruption
chromatin condensation
nuclear breakdown
nuclear degeneration
nuclear disarray
nuclear disorganization
nuclear destruction
nuclear dissolution
nuclear fragmentation
nuclear shrinkage
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Cellular changes The nucleus changes in necrosis, and characteristics of this change are determined by manner in which its DNA breaks down: * Karyolysis: the chromatin of the nucleus fades due to the loss of the DNA by degradation.