CYTOLYSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("cytolysis" is a kind of...):

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

Derivation:

cytolytic (of or relating to cytolysis, the dissolution or destruction of a cell)

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