cytolysis

English

Etymology

From cyto- +‎ -lysis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒlɪsɪs

Noun

cytolysis (usually uncountable, plural cytolyses)

1. The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis

Derived terms

• adipocytolysis
• autocytolysis
• erythrocytolysis
• hepatocytolysis
• myocytolysis
• neocytolysis

 

Related terms

• cytolysate
• cytolytic
• cytoplasmolysis
• lysable
• lysis
• plasmolysis

 

Translations

the pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis

• Arabic: اِنْحِلَال خَلَوِيّ m (inḥilāl ḵalawiyy)
• Czech: plazmoptýza f, cytolýza f
• French: cytolyse (fr) f
• German: hypotone Lyse f, osmotische Lyse f