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Definition of Autolysis
1. Noun. Lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process.
Definition of Autolysis
1. Noun. (context: pathology cytology) The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself. ¹
2. Noun. (pathology) The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism. ¹
3. Noun. (pathology) The autocytolysis of blood cells. ¹
4. Noun. The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Autolysis
1. [n -LYSES]
Medical Definition of Autolysis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Autolysis
Literary usage of Autolysis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chemical Pathology: Being a Discussion of General Pathology from the by Harry Gideon Wells (1914)
"According to Soula 37a narcotic poisons decrease, and convulsive poisons increase
the rate of autolysis of nervous tissue. RELATION OF autolysis TO ..."
2. The Journal of Infectious Diseases by Infectious Diseases Society of America, John Rockefeller McCormick Memorial Fund, John McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases (1914)
"Various degrees of autolysis of the bacteria, therefore, must have taken place,
depending on the strain of organism studied and the length of incubation. ..."
3. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the Second Nimh Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"Selective activation of latent MPC activities by autolysis provides a mechanism
for regulation of this proteinase. ..."
4. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1922)
"Kidney convoluted tubules are very sensitive to autolysis. Usually they are
completely digested in 8 or 10 hours. The remainder of the kidney parenchyma ..."
5. A Text-book of Physiological Chemistry by Olof Hammarsten, Sven Gustaf Hedin (1914)
"As the animal organs consist chiefly of protein substances the autolysis ...
autolysis was first observed and studied by SALKOWSKI and his pupils with liver ..."
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