lysis

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A gradual recovery from disease (opposed to crisis)

The older medicine used to speak of two ways, lysis and crisis, one gradual, the other abrupt, in which one might recover from a bodily disease.

The disintegration or destruction of cells
(Biyoloji) Lysis (Greek , lusis from luein = to separate) refers to the death of a cell by breaking of the cellular membrane, often by viral or osmotic mechanisms that compromise its integrity. A solution containing the contents of lysed cells is called a "lysate"
The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change
destruction or decomposition, as of a cell or other substance
{i} dissolution of cells by lysins (Chemistry, Medicine)
Rupture and destruction of a cell
The process of disintegration of a cell or some other structure
Rupture of a cell, resulting in loss of cell contents
(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
gradual recovery from disease
The splitting and dissolution of cellular or viral material by chemical action
(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
Destruction of red blood cells, bacteria, and other structures by a specific lysine, usually used as a suffix to the structure destroyed (e g hemolysis, bacteriolysis, nephrolysis); may be due to a direct toxin or an immune mechanism, such as antibody reacting with antigen on the surface of a target cell
The destruction of the cell membrane
Breaking apart of cells
disintegration or destruction of cells
Cell disintegration due to membrane rupture or the breakdown of the cell wall
-lysis
decomposition or breakdown
-lysis
dissolving
-lysis
disintegration
euglobulin lysis time
A blood test that measures how long clots take to break down (lysis) in the blood
lysis

    Hyphenation

    ly·sis

    Turkish pronunciation

    laysîs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlīsəs/ /ˈlaɪsɪs/

    Etymology

    () From the Latin lysis, from the Ancient Greek λύσις (“a loosening”); compare -lysis.
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