Definition of Lysis

1. Noun. Recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside.

Generic synonyms: Convalescence, Recovery, Recuperation

2. Noun. (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria.

Definition of Lysis

1. n. The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change.

Definition of Lysis

1. Noun. (medicine pathology) A gradual recovery from disease (opposed to '''crisis'''). ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) The disintegration or destruction of cells ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lysis

1. the disintegration of cells by lysins [n LYSES]

Medical Definition of Lysis

1. Rupture of cell membranes and loss of cytoplasm. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lysis

lysine epsilon-dehydrogenase
lysine intolerance
lysine monooxygenase
lysine racemase
lysinemia
lysines
lysing
lysinium
lysinoalanine
lysinogen
lysinogenic
lysins
lysinuria
lysinuric
lysinuric protein intolerance
lysis (current term)
lyso-
lysoamidase
lysobactin
lysobactins
lysocephalin
lysocline
lysoclines
lysogen
lysogenesis
lysogenic
lysogenic bacteria
lysogenic bacterium
lysogenic conversion
lysogenic cycle

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