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lysis

(lss)

n. pl. lyses (-sz)

1. 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.
2. Medicine The gradual subsiding of the symptoms of an
acute disease.

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[New Latin, from Latin, a loosening, from Greek lusis, from

lein, to loosen; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]
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lysis (lass)
n, pl -ses (-siz)
1. (Biochemistry) the destruction or dissolution of cells by
the action of a particular lysin
2. (Medicine) med the gradual reduction in severity of the
symptoms of a disease

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[C19: New Latin, from Greek, from luein to release]

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lysis (la ss)

n.
1. the dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
2. the gradual recession of a disease. Compare crisis (def.
4).
[181525; < Greek lsis a loosening <ly-, variant s. of ly(ein) to
loosen]
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-lysis
a combining form with the meanings breakdown,
decomposition of or by means of the thing specified by the
initial element: cytolysis; hydrolysis; photolysis.
[< Greek; see lysis]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, 2010
K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights
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lysis (lss)
The disintegration of a cell that results from destruction of
the cell membrane by a specific substance, especially an
antibody or toxin.
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lysis
the decomposition of cells by antibodies called lysins.
See also: Decaying

the destruction of cells by the action of certain lysins. See

also health. lytic, adj.
See also: Cells
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the gradual process of a disease, ending in the recovery of

the patient. See also cells. lyterian, lytic, adj.
See also: Health
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights
reserved.

lysis
The destruction of cells, for example those of bacteria by a
bacteriophage.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright
2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited

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Noun 1. lysis - recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute

disease gradually subside

convalescence, recuperation, recovery - gradual

healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
2. lysis - (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells
such as blood cells or bacteria

biochemistry - the organic chemistry of

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compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the

effort to understand biology within the context of
chemistry

autolysis, self-digestion - lysis of plant or animal

tissue by an internal process

bacteriolysis - dissolution or destruction of bacteria

cytolysis - pathological breakdown of cells by the
destruction of their outer membrane

dissolution, disintegration - separation into

component parts

haematolysis, haemolysis, hematolysis,

hemolysis - lysis of erythrocytes with the release of
hemoglobin

karyolysis - disintegration and dissolution of a cell

nucleus when a cell dies

necrolysis - disintegration and dissolution of dead

tissue

osteolysis - lysis of bone caused by disease or

infection or inadequate blood supply

radiolysis - molecular disintegration resulting from

radiation

thrombolysis - the process of breaking up and

dissolving blood clots
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Translations

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lysis
n. lisis.
1. proceso de destruccin o disolucin de glbulos rojos,
bacterias o cualquier antgeno por medio de lisina;
2. desaparicin gradual de los sntomas de una
enfermedad.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary Farlex 2012

lysis n lisis f; of adhesions lisis de adherencias

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright
2006 by The McGraw -Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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