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cytolysis
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cytolysis /cy·tol·y·sis/ (-sis) the dissolution of cells.cytolyt´ic
immune cytolysis  cell lysis produced by antibody with the participation of complement.
cy·tol·y·sis (s-tl-ss)
n.
The dissolution or destruction of a cell.
cyto·lytic (st-ltk) adj.
cytolysis
[sītol′isis] pl. cytolyses
Etymology: Gk, kytos + lyein, to loosen
the destruction or breakdown of cells, primarily by the disintegration of the plasma membrane. A kind of cytolysis is immune cytolysis. cytolytic, adj.
cytolysis
the dissolution of cells.
immune cytolysis
cell lysis produced by antibody with the participation of complement.


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