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lysis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lysis \Ly"sis\ (l[imac]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr Gr ly`sis.] (Med.) The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change. Note: It is usually contrasted with crisis, in which the improvement is sudden and marked; as pneumonia ends by crisis, typhoid fever by lysis. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lysis n : (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
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