Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Containing less than the normal amount of chromatin or than the normal number of chromosomes: said of certain cell-nuclei.
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Examples
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[d] Note in B the absence of hyperchromatic cells, the hypochromatic condition of all the Purkinje cells, and the almost complete disintegration of the cells indicated by arrows.
The Origin and Nature of the Emotions: Miscellaneous Papers 1915
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[k] The animal had recovered, but the cells are still hypochromatic and some have been exhausted beyond the power of recuperation.
The Origin and Nature of the Emotions: Miscellaneous Papers 1915
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[b] All are hypochromatic; nuclei and nucleoli have disappeared.
The Origin and Nature of the Emotions: Miscellaneous Papers 1915
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