lysis

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Scrabble points: 8
Words With Friends: 8
Letters: 5

Pronunciation

/ˈlaɪsɪs/ (UK)

Definition of lysis

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.

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noun

A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.
The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules.
The disintegration or destruction of cells.
A gradual recovery from disease.

“The older medicine used to speak of two ways, lysis and crisis, one gradual, the other abrupt, in which one might recover from a bodily disease.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. Latin lysisbor. English lysis From Latin lysis, from Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”). Compare -lysis.