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Definition of 'Lysis'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) lysis
the dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.

2. lysis
the gradual recession of a disease.

Etymology: (1815–25; < Gk lýsis a loosening <ly-, var. s. of l&ymacracute;(ein) to loosen)

Definition of 'Lysis'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) lysis
recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside

2. (noun) lysis
(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria

Definition of 'Lysis'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Lysis
the resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change

'Lysis' - Nearby Entries
lysin lysinemia lysippus lysis lysogenic lysogenicity lysogenisation

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