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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