tụ sắc
Definition
- Noun (Biology):
- Pycnosis: A process in cell biology where the nucleus of a cell condenses and shrinks, becoming a dense, solid-staining mass, often during programmed cell death (apoptosis) or in response to damage.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Quá trình tụ sắc là một dấu hiệu của sự chết tế bào. (Pycnosis is a sign of cell death.)
- Nhân tế bào cho thấy hiện tượng tụ sắc rõ rệt. (The cell nucleus shows clear signs of pycnosis.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is highly specialized and is used almost exclusively in scientific contexts, particularly in histology, pathology, and cell biology.
Variants and Related Words
- Sự tụ sắc (n): The state or process of pycnosis.
- Tế bào bị tụ sắc (n): A cell undergoing pycnosis.
Synonyms
- Nuclear condensation: A descriptive synonym for the morphological change.
- Karyopyknosis: A more technical, synonymous term.
Notes
- "Tụ sắc" is a compound Sino-Vietnamese word where "tụ" means to gather/condense and "sắc" refers to color (in staining), describing the cell's appearance under a microscope.
- It is not a common word in everyday language and has no common idiomatic or phrasal verb uses.