autolisis

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /autoˈlisis/ [a.u.t̪oˈli.sɪs]
• Rhymes: -isis
• Syllabification: au‧to‧li‧sis

Noun

autolisis (uncountable)

1. autolysis
   1. (pathology, cytology) the destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
   2. (pathology) the autodigestion of the tissues of an organism.
   3. (pathology) the autocytolysis of blood cells.

Further reading

• “autolisis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Spanish

Alternative forms

• autólisis

Etymology

Borrowed from German Autolyse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /autoˈlisis/ [au̯.t̪oˈli.sis]
• Rhymes: -isis
• Syllabification: au‧to‧li‧sis

Noun

autolisis f (uncountable)

1. (biology) autolysis
   • 2015 October 21, “¿Qué ocurre después de la muerte?”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Una vez que la autolisis se inicia y las bacterias van escapando del tracto gatrointestinal, comienza la putrefacción.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. suicide

   Synonym: suicidio

Derived terms

• autolítico

Further reading

• “autolisis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024