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ly·sis

 (lī′sĭs)
n. pl. ly·ses (-sēz)
1. Biochemistry The dissolution or destruction of cells, such as blood cells or bacteria, as by the action of a specific lysin that disrupts the cell membrane.
2. Medicine The gradual subsiding of the symptoms of an acute disease.
[New Latin, from Latin, a loosening, from Greek lusis, from lūein, to loosen; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]
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lysis

(ˈlaɪsɪs)
n, pl -ses (-siːz)
1. (Biochemistry) the destruction or dissolution of cells by the action of a particular lysin
2. (Medicine) med the gradual reduction in severity of the symptoms of a disease
[C19: New Latin, from Greek, from luein to release]
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ly•sis

(ˈlaɪ sɪs)

n.
1. the dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
2. the gradual recession of a disease. Compare crisis (def. 4).
[1815–25; < Greek lýsis a loosening <ly-, variant s. of ly(ein) to loosen]

-lysis

a combining form with the meanings “breakdown,” “decomposition” of or by means of the thing specified by the initial element: cytolysis; hydrolysis; photolysis.
[< Greek; see lysis]
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ly·sis

(lī′sĭs)
The disintegration of a cell that results from destruction of the cell membrane by a specific substance, especially an antibody or toxin.
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lysis

the decomposition of cells by antibodies called lysins.
See also: Decaying
the destruction of cells by the action of certain lysins. See also health. — lytic, adj.
See also: Cells
the gradual process of a disease, ending in the recovery of the patient. See also cells. — lyterian, lytic, adj.
See also: Health
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lysis

The destruction of cells, for example those of bacteria by a bacteriophage.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lysis - recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
convalescence, recuperation, recovery - gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
2.lysis - (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
biochemistry - the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry
autolysis, self-digestion - lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process
bacteriolysis - dissolution or destruction of bacteria
cytolysis - pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane
dissolution, disintegration - separation into component parts
haematolysis, haemolysis, hematolysis, hemolysis - lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
karyolysis - disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies
necrolysis - disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue
osteolysis - lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply
radiolysis - molecular disintegration resulting from radiation
thrombolysis - the process of breaking up and dissolving blood clots
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Translations

ly·sis

n. lisis.
1. proceso de destrucción o disolución de glóbulos rojos, bacterias o cualquier antígeno por medio de lisina;
2. desaparición gradual de los síntomas de una enfermedad.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

lysis

n lisis f; — of adhesions lisis de adherencias
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He is the sophisticated youth on whom Socrates tries his cross-examining powers, just as in the Charmides, the Lysis, and the Euthydemus, ingenuous boyhood is made the subject of a similar experiment.
There is another sort of progress from the general notions of Socrates, who asked simply, 'what is friendship?' 'what is temperance?' 'what is courage?' as in the Lysis, Charmides, Laches, to the transcendentalism of Plato, who, in the second stage of his philosophy, sought to find the nature of knowledge in a prior and future state of existence.
The problems of virtue and knowledge have been discussed in the Lysis, Laches, Charmides, and Protagoras; the puzzle about knowing and learning has already appeared in the Euthydemus.
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When Socrates speaks, Lysis and Menexenus are afflicted by no shame that they do not speak.
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Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is an oncological emergency resulting from massive lysis of malignant cells and clinically characterized by renal failure, seizures and cardiac arrhythmias that requires early recognition and management.1 It is a life-threatening condition with high morbidity and mortality.2 This lysis of malignant cells may occur spontaneously before treatment or after induction with chemotherapy and accordingly it is called spontaneous TLS and chemotherapy induced TLS.
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The objectives were to isolate and identify bacterial pathogens isolated from blood cultures and also to estimate the recovery rate of bacteria (In cases of sepsis) by lysis centrifugation and conventional method and compare the turnaround time and contamination rates by these two methods.
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Tumor lysis syndrome generally occurs within 12 to 72 hours following the initiation of cytotoxic therapy, although manifestations arise infrequently prior to receiving therapy--called spontaneous TLS--or may extend beyond 72 hours after treatment initiation.
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Results: of the 232 patients, 86(37.1%) developed laboratory tumour lysis syndrome and 35(40.7%) of these patients developed the spontaneous variety.
Tumour Lysis Syndrome in children with haematological cancers: Experience at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi
After adjustment for known clinical characteristics and risk factors, the study found that the patients with the longest clot lysis time had a 40 per cent increased risk of recurrent myocardial infarction or death due to cardiovascular disease.
This marker could help find heart attack patients most at risk
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