pyknosis

== English == === Alternative forms === pycnosis === Etymology === From Ancient Greek πύκνωσις (púknōsis, “thickening”), from πυκνός (puknós, “compact”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === pyknosis (usually uncountable, plural pyknoses) (biology) Shrinkage and condensing, such as that of a dying cell or the appearance of a cell's nucleus. ==== Synonyms ==== karyopyknosis ==== Derived terms ==== pyknotic