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English noun: lysis | |||
| 1. | lysis (process) recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | convalescence, recovery, recuperation | ||
| 2. | lysis (process) (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disintegration, dissolution | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | autolysis, bacteriolysis, cytolysis, haematolysis, haemolysis, hematolysis, hemolysis, karyolysis, necrolysis, osteolysis, radiolysis, self-digestion, thrombolysis | ||
| Domain category | biochemistry | ||
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