lysis

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈlaɪsɪs/

Noun

lysis

1. (medicine, pathology) A gradual recovery from disease (opposed to crisis).
   • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 157:

     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.

2. (biochemistry) The disintegration or destruction of cells
3. (biochemistry) The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules
4. (architecture) A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.

Related terms

• lyse
• -lysis

Translations

• French: rémission
• Portuguese: lise
• Russian: ли́зис

Translations

• French: lyse
• Portuguese: lise
• Russian: ли́зис
• Spanish: lisis

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