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Definition of Autolyze
1. Verb. (context: biology said of a cell) To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Autolyze
1. to break down tissue by the action of self-contained enzymes [v -LYZED, -LYZING, -LYZES]
Medical Definition of Autolyze
1. To undergo autolysis. Synonym: autolyse. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autolyze
Literary usage of Autolyze
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1922)
"Spleen pulp is found to autolyze 4 to 8 hours faster than the Mal- ...
Liver parenchyma and bile capillaries autolyze as a unit. ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1914)
"As ether and chloroform had each caused yeast to autolyze very rapidly and give
up its invertase, it became of interest to test the action of other neutral ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"... leucocytes and other constituents, or other cause as yet unknown, failing to
autolyze perfectly, can not be absorbed, and hence undergoes organization. ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"... either because of some disproportion between the leucocytes and other
constituents, or other cause as yet unknown, failing to autolyze perfectly, ..."
5. The Medical Clinics of North America by Michael C. Fiore, Stephen S. Entman, Charles B. Rush (1920)
"The corpuscle suspensions soon autolyze, and if it is not possible to keep these
on hand, usually some person in the laboratory will be found to be in ..."
6. The Journal of Biological Chemistry by American Society of Biological Chemists (1917)
"The proteins of the spleen itself, however, autolyze only in neutral or acid,
not in alkaline solution. The most rapid autolysis was observed in the most ..."
7. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1919)
"Also, it is known that cancer cells and spleen cells in vitro will autolyze faster
after exposure to the roentgen ..."
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