-lysis

noun combining form

plural -lyses

Definition of -LYSIS

: decomposition <electrolysis>

: disintegration : breaking down <autolysis>

New Latin, from Latin & Greek; Latin, loosening, from Greek, from lysis

Medical Dictionary

noun combining form -ly·sis \l-ə-səs, ˈlī-səs\

plural -l·y·ses \l-ə-ˌsēz\

: decomposition <hydrolysis>

: disintegration : breaking down <autolysis>

a : relief or reduction <neurolysis> b : detachment <epidermolysis>

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