Definition of Cytolysis

1. Noun. Pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane.

Generic synonyms: Lysis
Derivative terms: Cytolytic

Definition of Cytolysis

1. Noun. The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cytolysis

1. [n -LYSES]

Medical Definition of Cytolysis

1. Cell lysis. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cytolysis

cytologic examination
cytologic screening
cytologic smear
cytological
cytologically
cytologies
cytologist
cytologists
cytology
cytology brush
cytolymph
cytolyses
cytolysin
cytolysins
cytolysis (current term)
cytolysosome
cytolytic
cytolyze
cytoma
cytomatrix
cytomegalic
cytomegalic cells
cytomegalic inclusion disease
cytomegalovirus disease
cytomegalovirus infections
cytomegalovirus polyradiculopathy
cytomegalovirus retinitis
cytomegaloviruses

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