LYSIS


Meaning of LYSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlī-səs ]

noun

( plural ly·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, act of loosening, dissolution, remission of fever, from lyein to loosen — more at lose

Date: 1543

1. : the gradual decline of a disease process (as fever)

2. : a process of disintegration or dissolution (as of cells)

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