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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ly·sis       [lahy-sis] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural ‑ses [‑seez] Pronunciation Key.
1.Immunology, Biochemistry. the dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
2.Medicine/Medical. the gradual recession of a disease. Compare crisis (def. 4).
[Origin: 1815–25; < NL < Gk lýsis a loosening, releasing, equiv. to ly-, var. s. of lȳ́(ein) to loosen, release + -sis -sis]
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ly·sis       (lī'sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. ly·ses (-sēz)
  1. Biochemistry The dissolution or destruction of cells, such as blood cells or bacteria, as by the action of a specific lysin that disrupts the cell membrane.
  2. Medicine The gradual subsiding of the symptoms of an acute disease.


[New Latin, from Latin, a loosening, from Greek lusis, from lūein, to loosen; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

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lysis

noun
1. recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside 
2. (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria 

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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
lysis       (lī'sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
The disintegration of a cell resulting from destruction of its membrane by a chemical substance, especially an antibody or enzyme.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Lysis

Ly"sis\ (l[imac]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ly`sis.] (Med.) The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change.

Note: It is usually contrasted with crisis, in which the improvement is sudden and marked; as, pneumonia ends by crisis, typhoid fever by lysis.

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