cytolysis en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English cytolysis From cyto- + -lysis.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cytolyses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
adipocytolysis · myocytolysis · neocytolysis · hepatocytolysis · erythrocytolysis · autocytolysis
Relateds
cytolytic · plasmolysis · lysis · cytolysate · cytoplasmolysis · lysable
Translations (7)
ru цитолиз (the pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis) · pt citólise (the pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis) · fr cytolyse (the pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis) · cs plazmoptýza (the pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis) · ar اِنْحِلَال خَلَوِيّ (the pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis) · de Zytolyse (the pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis) · cs cytolýza (the pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis)