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lysis Definition

ly·sis (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

lysis Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • cell: The lysis of red cells can be seen by the release of hemoglobin.
  • adhesion: She never said she did a lysis of adhesions, nor did she write it on the surgical report.
  • erythrocyte: It is caused by absorption of antibodies in the colostrum, causing extra- or intra-vascular lysis of erythrocytes.

Converse of object

  • mediate: We would like to better understand how the dense VSG coat protects the trypanosome from complement mediated lysis.
  • complement: The depletion is unaffected by cobra venom factor treatment and thus presumably does not depend on complement lysis ( Isaacs et al 1992 ).
  • cause: These are activated in the presence of pathogens and cause cell lysis.
  • induce: Virus infection induced late cell lysis in asthmatic cells but not in normal cells.

Adjective modifier

  • complement-mediated: A recently discovered cell surface antigen, CD59, has been found to be an inhibitor of complement-mediated lysis.
  • viral: Activation of the classical pathway and direct viral lysis were at least partly responsible.
  • reactive: Such " reactive lysis " or " bystander lysis " can account for injury to cells not recognized by specific antibodies ( 131 ).
  • osmotic: The Cry gene toxins target specific insect cell receptor proteins and create pores that lead to osmotic lysis of the insect gut cells.

Modifies a noun

  • buffer: The lysis buffer tube must then be clearly labeled with the patient details.
  • syndrome: The patients at risk of tumor lysis syndrome are those with high tumor burden prior to treatment.
  • tube: The lysis buffer tube must then be clearly labeled with the patient details.

Noun used with modifier

  • ml: Frozen cell pellets were thawed on ice over night and re-suspended in a total volume of 50 ml lysis buffer.
  • tumor: The patients at risk of tumor lysis syndrome are those with high tumor burden prior to treatment.
  • cell: In contrast to the primary infection, there is no cell lysis or indirect cell damage due to inflammation.
  • clot: This review examines the roles of the major fibrinolytic factors involved in clot lysis.
  • tumor: DATA SOURCES: Published articles, case reports, and book chapters on tumor lysis syndrome.
  • bone: Three patients ( three ankles, 4.4 % ) had a ballooning bone lysis on the tibial side.

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