also  pyc*no*sis  n, pl  pyk*no*ses  also  pyc*no*ses   :  a degenerative condition of a cell nucleus marked by clumping of the chromosomes, hyperchromatism, and shrinking of the nucleus .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  hy·po·ki·ne·sis 
 
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