- tigrolysis
- SYN: chromatolysis. [tigroid + G. lysis, dissolution]
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ti·grol·y·sis tī-'gräl-ə-səs n, pl -y·ses -.sēz loss of Nissl bodies or Nissl substance that accompanies degenerative changes in nerve tissue* * *
ti·grol·y·sis (ti-grolґĭ-sis) chromatolysis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.