lysis Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
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noun (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
WordNet
Ly"sis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. .Definitions
(Med.) The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change. ✍ It is usually contrasted with crisis, in which the improvement is sudden and marked; as, pneumonia ends by crisis, typhoid fever by lysis.
