-lytic

a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -lysis: analytic; paralytic.

Origin of -lytic

see origin at lytic

Words nearby -lytic

-logy, -ly, -lyse, -lysis, -lyte, -lytic, -lyze, -machy, -man, -mancy, -mania

British Dictionary definitions for -lytic

-lytic

adj combining form

indicating a loosening or dissolving paralytic

Word Origin for -lytic

from Greek, from lusis; see -lysis

Medical definitions for -lytic

-lytic

suff.

Of, relating to, or causing a specified kind of decomposition:lymphatolytic.