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-lysis
a combining form with the meaning “breaking down, loosening, decomposition,” used in the formation of compound words: analysis; electrolysis; paralysis.
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-lysis
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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World English Dictionary
| -lysis | |
| —n combining form | |
| indicating a loosening, decomposition, or breaking down: electrolysis; paralysis | |
| [from Greek, from lusis a loosening; see | |
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Word Origin & History
-lysis
scientific/medical suffix meaning "loosening, dissolving, dissolution," from Gk. lysis "a loosening, setting free, releasing, dissolution," from lyein "to unfasten, loose, loosen, untie" (see lose). A French back-formation gave English -lyze for forming verbs from nouns in -lysis.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
-lysis suff.
Decomposition; dissolving; disintegration: hydrolysis.
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