histolysis

[ hi-stol-uh-sis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

histolysis

/ ˌhɪstəˈlɪtɪk; hɪˈstɒlɪsɪs /

First recorded in 1855–60; histo- + -lysis

The process of tissue-destruction is known as 'histolysis'; the rebuilding process is called 'histogenesis.'

Hence the opinion arose that histolysis is a process of phagocytosis.

Histolysis: the degeneration and dissolution of organic tissue.

By histolysis certain parts of the hypodermis are destroyed, while other portions of it develop into the new structures.

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