lysis

/ˈlaɪsɪs/
noun 4

Definitions

noun

1

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

2

The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules.

3

The disintegration or destruction of cells.

4

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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