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Noun: lysis (lyses)  lI-sis
  1. Recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
     
  2. (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria

Derived forms: lyses

See also: lysogenic

Type of: convalescence, disintegration, dissolution, recovery, recuperation

Encyclopedia: Lysis

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Lysol
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