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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 [si-tol´ĭ-sis]
cell lysis; the destruction of cells by rupture or disintegration of the membrane and loss of cell contents, such as that produced by viruses, antibodies and complement, or by a hypotonic environment. See also cytotoxicity.
immune cytolysis cell lysis produced by antibody with the participation of complement.
cytolysis
the dissolution of cells.
immune cytolysis
cell lysis produced by antibody with the participation of complement.
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