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What does pyknotic mean?

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Adjective
  1. (cytology) showing pyknosis
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Nuclei of affected neurons remained central but were variably pyknotic, karyorrhectic, or rarely karyomegalic with absent or dispersed chromatin.
Apoptotic keratinocytes with condensed eosinophilic cytoplasm, with or without pyknotic nuclei, are also appreciated.
In contrast, animals receiving SAC did not show pyknotic nuclei, while neuropil was notably preserved.
The nuclei are small, pyknotic, and dark blue, and the cytoplasm is large and light blue.
Upon oviposition, the corpora lutea significantly decrease in size and pyknotic nuclei can be observed in the cells of the luteal mass.
The process continues with eventual formation of pyknotic nuclei.

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