| NOUN | process | cytolysis | pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane |
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| Meaning | pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane. | |
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| Broader | lysis | (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria |
| Spanish | citolisis, citólisis | |
| Catalan | citolisi, citòlisi | |
| Adjectives | cytolytic | of or relating to cytolysis, the dissolution or destruction of a cell |
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