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-lysis
-lysissuff. Decomposition; dissolving; disintegration: hydrolysis. [New Latin, from Greek lusis, a loosening; see lysis.]-lysis n combining form indicating a loosening, decomposition, or breaking down: electrolysis; paralysis. [from Greek, from lusis a loosening; see lysis]ly•sis (ˈlaɪ sɪs) n. 1. the dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins. 2. the gradual recession of a disease. Compare crisis (def. 4). [1815–25; < Greek lýsis a loosening <ly-, variant s. of ly(ein) to loosen] -lysis a combining form with the meanings “breakdown,” “decomposition” of or by means of the thing specified by the initial element: cytolysis; hydrolysis; photolysis. [< Greek; see lysis] EncyclopediaSeeLysis-lysis
-lysis word element [Gr.], dissolution. adj., adj -lyt´ic.ThesaurusSeelysis |