Usually means: Nuclear fragmentation during cell death.
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  1. karyorrhexis: Cytokines & Cells Online Pathfinder Encyclopaedia

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

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