HyperDic: lysis

English > 2 senses of the word *lysis*:
NOUN	process	lysis	recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
NOUN	process	lysis	(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria

lysis > pronunciation
Sounds	lay'sihs
Rhymes	abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs...

English > *lysis*: 2 senses > noun 1, process
Meaning	recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside.
Broader	convalescence, recuperation, recovery	gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
Spanish	lisis
Catalan	lisi

English > *lysis*: 2 senses > noun 2, process
Meaning	(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria.
Category	biochemistry	The organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms
Narrower	autolysis, self-digestion	Lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process
	bacteriolysis	Dissolution or destruction of bacteria
	cytolysis	pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane
	hemolysis, haemolysis, hematolysis, haematolysis	lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
	karyolysis	disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies
	necrolysis	disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue
	osteolysis	lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply
	radiolysis	molecular disintegration resulting from radiation
	thrombolysis	The process of breaking up and dissolving blood clots
Broader	dissolution, disintegration	separation into component parts
Spanish	lisis
Catalan	lisi
Adjectives	lysogenic	capable of producing or undergoing lysis

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