lysis
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1. (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria (noun.process)
| hyponym | : | autolysis, self-digestion, |
| definition | : | lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | bacteriolysis, |
| definition | : | dissolution or destruction of bacteria (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | cytolysis, |
| definition | : | pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | karyolysis, |
| definition | : | disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | necrolysis, |
| definition | : | disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | osteolysis, |
| definition | : | lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | radiolysis, |
| definition | : | molecular disintegration resulting from radiation (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | thrombolysis, |
| definition | : | the process of breaking up and dissolving blood clots (noun.process) |
| domain category | : | biochemistry, |
| definition | : | the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry (noun.cognition) |
2. recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside (noun.process)
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