lysis

(lī′sis)

noun

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

a loosening, dissolution, dissolving, destruction: catalysis, electrolysis

Origin: < Gr lysis: see lysis

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noun pl. ly·ses (-sēz)

Biochemistry The dissolution or destruction of cells, such as blood cells or bacteria, as by the action of a specific lysin that disrupts the cell membrane.
Medicine The gradual subsiding of the symptoms of an acute disease.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Latin, a loosening

Origin: , from Greek lusis

Origin: , from lūein, to loosen; see leu- in Indo-European roots

suffix

Decomposition; dissolving; disintegration: hydrolysis.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Greek lusis, a loosening; see lysis

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