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ly·sis (lī′sis)

noun

  1. the process of cell destruction through the action of specific lysins
  2. the gradual ending of disease symptoms

Etymology: ModL < Gr, a loosening, dissolving: see lose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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