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hypochromatosis

hypochromatosis noun: chromatolysis; the disappearance of chromatin, or of the nucleus, in a cell.

Noun

hypochromatosis (uncountable)

  1. chromatolysis; the disappearance of chromatin, or of the nucleus, in a cell

Origin of hypochromatosis

From hypo- + chromato- + -osis.

Questions about hypochromatosis

What does hypochromatosis mean?
Hypochromatosis means chromatolysis; the disappearance of chromatin, or of the nucleus, in a cell.
What part of speech is hypochromatosis?
Hypochromatosis is a noun.

Words near hypochromatosis in the dictionary

  1. hypochristian
  2. hypochristians
  3. hypochromasia
  4. hypochromatic
  5. hypochromatism
  6. hypochromatosis
  7. hypochromia
  8. hypochromias
  9. hypochromic
  10. hypochromicity
  11. hypochromism

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