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lysis

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈlaɪsɪs/Part of speech nounSorted ilssyStarts with LEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria

Word origin

From Latin lysis, from Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”). Compare -lysis.

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  • 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.

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