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ly·sis

[lahy-sis]
noun, plural ly·ses [‐seez] .
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; < Neo-Latin < Greek lýsis a loosening, releasing, equivalent to ly-, variant stem of lȳ́(ein) to loosen, release + -sis -sis

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Example Sentences
  • When water enters the lungs, it causes a breakdown of the red blood cells in the capillaries called lysis.
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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.

Origin:
< Greek; see lysis
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lysis (ˈlaɪsɪs)
 
n , pl -ses
1.  the destruction or dissolution of cells by the action of a particular lysin
2.  med the gradual reduction in severity of the symptoms of a disease
 
[C19: New Latin, from Greek, from luein to release]

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-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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lysis ly·sis (lī'sĭs)
n. pl. ly·ses (-sēz)

  1. The gradual subsiding of the symptoms of an acute disease; a form of the recovery process.

  2. The dissolution or destruction of cells, such as blood cells or bacteria, as by the action of a specific lysin.

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

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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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