pyknotic
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Etymology edit
From pyknosis. See Ancient Greek πυκνωτικός (puknōtikós, “serving to close the pores”).
Adjective edit
pyknotic (comparative more pyknotic, superlative most pyknotic)
- (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