Look up: Lysis

1. Lysis
   The destruction of the cell membrane.
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2. Lysis
   A breakdown or dissolution of cells by enzyme or viruses resulting in loss of cell contents.
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3. lysis
   [n] - recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside 2. [n] - (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
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4. Lysis
   Lysis: Destruction. Hemolysis is the destruction of red blood cells with the release of hemoglobin; bacteriolysis is the destruction of bacteria; etc. Lysis can also refer to the subsidence of one or more symptoms of an acute disease as, for example, the lysis of fever in pneumonia.
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5. lysis
   Rupture of cell membranes and loss of cytoplasm.
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6. Lysis
   Ly'sis (lī'sĭs) noun [ New Latin , from Greek ly`sis .] (Medicine) The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change. » It is usually contrasted with ...
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7. lysis
   <cell biology> Rupture of cell membranes and loss of cytoplasm. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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8. lysis
   noun (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
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9. lysis
   (li´sis) destruction, as of cells by a specific lysin. decomposition, as of a chemical compound by a specific agent. See also degradation. mobilization of an organ by division of restraining adhesions. the gradual abatement of the symptoms of a disease.
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10. Lysis
    • (n.) The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change.
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11. lysis
    (from the article `therapeutics`) ...the donor`s blood against that of the recipient to prove compatibility became possible. When blood with the A antigen (type A or AB) is given to ... in immunology, a complex system of more than 30 proteins that act in concert to help eliminate infectious microorganisms. Specifically, the ... [2 re...
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12. Lysis
    (from the article `Plato`) ...professes to repeat a funeral oration learned from Aspasia, Pericles` mistress, is apparently meant as a satire on the patriotic distortion of ...
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13. Lysis
    In biology, a lysis is any process that destroys a cell by rupturing its membrane or cell wall.
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14. lysis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: lī′sis Definitions: 1. Destruction of red blood cells, bacteria, and other structures by a specific lysin, usually referred to by the structure destroyed (hemolysis, bacteriolysis, nephrolysis); may be due to a direct toxin or an immune mechanism, such as antibod...
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15. lysis
    In biology, any process that destroys a cell by rupturing its membrane or cell wall (see lysosome)
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16. lysis
    In biology, lysis refers to the breakdown of a cell caused by damage to its plasma (outer) membrane. It can be caused by chemical or physical means (for example, strong detergents or high-energy sound waves) or by infection with a strain virus that can lyse cells.
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17. Lysis
    `Lysis` (Greek λύσις, lýsis from lýein "to separate") refers to the breaking down of a cell, often by viral, enzymic, or osmotic mechanisms that compromise its integrity. A fluid containing the contents of lysed cells is called a "lysate". Many...
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18. Lysis
    (dialogue) `Lysis` is a dialogue of Plato which discusses the nature of friendship. It is generally classified as an early dialogue. The main characters are Socrates, the boys Lysis and Menexenus who are friends, as well as Hippothales, who is in unrequited love with Lysis and therefor...
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