Lysis

[laisis]

Definition

(noun.) (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria.

(noun.) recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside.

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Definition

(n.) The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change.

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Definition

n. the gradual abatement of a disease as distinguished from crisis: (archit.) a plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.

Checker: Mortimer