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(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
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lysis
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WordNet
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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)]
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Lysis can refer to: Lysis , the dissolving of cells known more specifically as cytolysis Lysis (disease) , the reduction of symptoms of a disease Lysis (dialogue) , a dialogue of Plato about friendship (philia) Lysis of Taras , a Greek philosopher Lytic ...
Wiktionary
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n. 1 (context medicine pathology English) A gradual recovery from disease (opposed to '''crisis'''). 2 (context biochemistry English) The disintegration or destruction of cells 3 (context biochemistry English) The breakdown of molecules into constituent ...
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 ...
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.