English

Bile infarct with pyknotic nuclei (arrows) (400x).

Alternative forms

• pycnotic

Adjective

pyknotic ‎(comparative more pyknotic, superlative most pyknotic)

1. (cytology) showing pyknosis

   a pyknotic nucleus‎

   Several intensely labeled pycnotic bodies point to the occurrence of cell death [...]‎

   rectum of T. derasa showing one morphologically intact zooxanthella and two pycnotic algal cells‎

Related terms

• karyopyknosis
• pyknosis