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Recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
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lysis
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Lysis (; ) is a dialogue of Plato which discusses the nature of friendship . It is generally classified as an early dialogue . The main characters are Socrates , the boys Lysis and Menexenus who are friends, as well as Hippothales, who is in unrequited ...
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n. recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria [also: lyses (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lysis \Ly"sis\ (l[imac]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ly`sis.] (Med.) The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change. Note: It is usually contrasted with crisis, in which the improvement is sudden and ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"dissolution of cells, bacteria, etc.," 1902, from Latin lysis , from Greek lysis "a loosening," from lyein "to unfasten, loose, loosen, untie" (see lose ).
Usage examples of lysis.
He shook his head, furious with himself, and strode onward, donning his dark glasses as he reached the big open platform between the tubes where dead cultures were slued for drying, lysis, and recycling to the organic intake pipe.