Definitions for lysisˈlaɪ sɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ly•sisˈlaɪ sɪs(n.)
the dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
Category: Biochemistry, Immunology
the gradual recession of a disease.
Category: Medicine
Ref: Compare crisis (def. 4). 4
Origin of lysis:
1815–25; < Gk lýsis a loosening <ly-, var. s. of ly(ein) to loosen
-lysis
a combining form with the meanings “breakdown,”“decomposition” of or by means of the thing specified by the initial element:
cytolysis; hydrolysis; photolysis.
Category: Affix
Origin of -lysis:
< Gk; see lysis
Princeton's WordNet
lysis(noun)
recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
lysis(noun)
(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
Wiktionary
lysis(Noun)
A gradual recovery from disease (opposed to crisis).
lysis(Noun)
The disintegration or destruction of cells
Origin: From the lysis, from the λύσις; compare -lysis.
Webster Dictionary
Lysis(noun)
the resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change
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