Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karyorrhexis

/ˌkæ.ɹi.ɔˈɹɛk.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kary-or-rhex-is
IPA: /ˌkæ.ɹi.ɔˈɹɛk.sɪs/

29

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The destructive fragmentation of the nucleus of a dying cell whereby its chromatin is distributed irregularly throughout the cytoplasm.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From karyo- + -rrhexis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

karyorrhexes (plural)

Derived Forms

karyorrhectic

Questions

How do you pronounce karyorrhexis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæ.ɹi.ɔˈɹɛk.sɪs/.
What does karyorrhexis mean?: The destructive fragmentation of the nucleus of a dying cell whereby its chromatin is distributed irregularly throughout the cytoplasm.
Where does karyorrhexis come from?: From karyo- + -rrhexis.

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