pyknosis
noun
pyk·no·sis
variants:
also pycnosis \ pik-ˈnō-səs 
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plural pyknoses
also pycnoses\ -ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of pyknosis
: a degenerative condition of a cell nucleus marked by clumping of the chromosomes, hyperchromatism, and shrinking of the nucleus