Definition
The uneven or differential condensation of chromatin (genetic material) in cells, where some regions become densely packed while others remain loose.
Etymology
From Greek 'hetero-' (different) + 'pycnosis' (from 'pyknos' meaning dense, and 'osis' meaning condition). This cytology term emerged in 20th-century microscopy.
Kelly Says
Heteropycnosis is why your Barr body (the inactive X chromosome in female cells) looks like a dark spot under a microscope—it's densely packed DNA that's been silenced, while active DNA stays loose and open.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ አይነት
en-de a-nd a-y-net
ARالعربية
اختلاف الكثافة
i-kht-laaf al-kath-fa
BNবাংলা
বিভিন্ন ঘনত্ব
bi-bhin-noh ghon-to
CACatalà
heteropicnosi
he-teh-roh-pee-knoh-si
CSČeština
heteropyknoza
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-zah
DADansk
heteropyknosi
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-si
DEDeutsch
Heteropyknose
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-zeh
ELΕλληνικά
ετεροπυκνότητα
e-teh-roh-pih-knoh-no-tah
ESEspañol
heteropicnosis
eh-teh-roh-pih-KNOH-sis
FAفارسی
جرمدانهای
jarme-dane-i
FISuomi
heteropyknosi
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-si
FRFrançais
hétéropycnose
e-teh-roh-pee-knohss
GUGU
વિવિધ πυકતા
vi-vidh pyk-ta
HAHA
heteropyknosi
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-si
HEעברית
הטרו-פייקנוזיס
he-troh-pih-knoh-sis
HIहिन्दी
अनियमित घनत्व
an-ee-yam-it ghan-tav
HUMagyar
heteropyknozis
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
heteropyknozis
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-zis
IGIG
heteropyknosi
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-si
ITItaliano
heteropicnosi
e-teh-roh-pee-KOH-nee
KKKK
heteropyknosi
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-si
KMKM
អន្តរកម្ម
an-tra-kam
KO한국어
이형핵증
i-hyeong-haeg-jeung
MRMR
विविध घनता
vi-vidh ghan-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
heteropyknosi
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-si
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲသော အစိတ်
pyawng-la-e-tha-o a-sht
NLNederlands
heteropyknosis
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-sis
NONorsk
heteropyknosi
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-si
PAPA
heteropyknosi
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-si
PLPolski
heteropyknoza
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-zah
PTPortuguês
heteropicnose
eh-teh-roh-pih-KOH-suh
RORomână
heteropicnoză
he-teh-roh-pee-knoh-zah
RUРусский
гетеропикноз
ge-teh-roh-pih-knohz
SVSvenska
heteropyknosi
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-si
SWKiswahili
heteropyknosi
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-si
TAதமிழ்
பேரினம்
pa-ri-nam
TEతెలుగు
విభిన్న πυκత
vi-bhin-na pyk-ta
THไทย
heteropycnosis
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-sis
TLTL
heteropyknosi
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-si
TRTürkçe
heteropyknozis
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-zis
UKУкраїнська
гетеропікноз
he-teh-roh-pih-knohz
URاردو
مختلف تراکمی
mu-khta-f tra-kmi
VITiếng Việt
heteropycnosis
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-sis
YOYO
heteropyknosi
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-si
ZH中文
异致密症
yì zhì mì zhèng
ZUZU
heteropyknosi
he-teh-roh-pih-knoh-si