cytolysis

[ sahy-tol-uh-sis ]
/ saɪˈtɒl ə sɪs /

noun Physiology.

the dissolution or degeneration of cells.

Origin of cytolysis

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cytolysis

cy·to·lyt·ic [sahyt-l-it-ik] /ˌsaɪt lˈɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby cytolysis

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

Example sentences from the Web for cytolysis

  • The question remains: What could be the physicochemical nature of this cytolysis?

    The Organism as a Whole |Jacques Loeb

British Dictionary definitions for cytolysis

cytolysis
/ (saɪˈtɒlɪsɪs) /

noun

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

Derived forms of cytolysis

cytolytic (ˌsaɪtəˈlɪtɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for cytolysis

cytolysis
[ sī-tŏl′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The dissolution or destruction of a cell.

Other words from cytolysis

cy′to•lyt′ic (sī′tə-lĭt′ĭk) adj.