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Lysis has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside

2

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

3

A gradual recovery from disease (opposed to crisis).

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
convalescence dissolution
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
autolysis bacteriolysis cytolysis hemolysis karyolysis necrolysis osteolysis radiolysis thrombolysis
Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis tasis sepsis miosis deesis biosis
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