karyorrhexis

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Fragmentation of the nucleus such that chromatin becomes irregularly distributed throughout the cytoplasm. Karyorrhexis usually occurs as a stage of necrosis followed by karyolysis.

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↑ Cotran et al Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, 5th ed. W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA 1994 pg 16
↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995

[ref1-1] Cotran et al Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, 5th ed. W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA 1994 pg 16

[ref2-2] Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995

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