Relating to or characterized by chromatolysis; involving the breakdown or dissolution of chromatin or cellular color.
From 'chromatolysis' + suffix '-ic' (relating to). Developed alongside the noun to describe pathological cellular conditions.
When neurologists see chromatolytic changes under a microscope, they know that nerve cells were injured or stressed before they completely died—it's a ghostly record of cellular suffering.
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