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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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Origin:
< Gk; see lysis
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-lysis  
suff.  Decomposition; dissolving; disintegration: hydrolysis.

[New Latin, from Greek lusis, a loosening; see lysis.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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 Fr. back-formation gave Eng. -lyze for forming verbs from nouns in -lysis.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

-lysis suff.
Decomposition; dissolving; disintegration: hydrolysis.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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