cytolysis

[ sahy-tol-uh-sis ]

/ saɪˈtɒl ə sɪs /

noun Physiology.

the dissolution or degeneration of cells.

Nearby words

cytol., cytologic smear, cytologist, cytology, cytolysin, cytolysis, cytolysosome, cytomegalic, cytomegalic inclusion disease, cytomegalovirus, cytomegalovirus disease

Origin of cytolysis

First recorded in 1905–10; cyto- + -lysis

Related forms

cy·to·lyt·ic

[sahyt-l-it-ik] /ˌsaɪt lˈɪt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cytolytic

cytolysis

/ (saɪˈtɒlɪsɪs) /

noun

cytology the dissolution of cells, esp by the destruction of their membranes

Derived Forms

cytolytic (ˌsaɪtəˈlɪtɪk), adjective

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Medicine definitions for cytolytic

cytolysis

[ sī-tŏl′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The dissolution or destruction of a cell.

Related forms

cy′to•lyt′ic (sī′tə-lĭt′ĭk) adj.