histolysis

American

[hi-stol-uh-sis] / hɪˈstɒl ə sɪs /

noun

disintegration or dissolution of organic tissues.

histolysis British

/ ˌhɪstəˈlɪtɪk, hɪˈstɒlɪsɪs /

noun

the disintegration of organic tissues

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Origin of histolysis

First recorded in 1855–60; histo- + -lysis

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Histolysis: the degeneration and dissolution of organic tissue.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Histolysis and Histogenesis.—The process of destruction of the larval tissues was first studied in the forms where metamorphosis is greatest and most abrupt, viz. in the Muscid Diptera.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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