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Histolysis

[hi-stol-uh-sis]

his·tol·y·sis

[hi-stol-uh-sis]
noun
disintegration or dissolution of organic tissues.
Also called histodialysis.


Origin:
1855–60; histo- + -lysis

his·to·lyt·ic [his-tl-it-ik] , adjective
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histolysis (hɪˈstɒlɪsɪs)
 
n
the disintegration of organic tissues
 
histolytic
 
adj
 
histo'lytically
 
adv

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histolysis his·tol·y·sis (hĭ-stŏl'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The breakdown and disintegration of tissue.


his'to·lyt'ic (hĭs'tə-lĭt'ĭk) adj.

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