| AUTOLYSIS | • autolysis n. (Pathology, cytology) The destruction of an organism’s cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself. • autolysis n. (Pathology) The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism. • autolysis n. (Pathology) The autocytolysis of blood cells. |
| CHROMATOLYSIS | • chromatolysis n. The dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron. • CHROMATOLYSIS n. the dissolution and breaking up of chromophil material (as chromatin) of a cell and esp. a nerve cell. |
| CYTOLYSIS | • cytolysis n. The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis. • CYTOLYSIS n. the dissolution of cells esp. by breaking down their outer membrane. |
| FRONTOLYSIS | • frontolysis n. (Meteorology) The degeneration or dissipation of an atmospheric weather front. • FRONTOLYSIS n. the weakening or disappearance of a weather front. |
| HAEMATOLYSIS | • haematolysis n. Haemolysis. • HAEMATOLYSIS n. breaking up of red blood corpuscles, also HEMATOLYSIS. |
| HEMATOLYSIS | • hematolysis n. Hemolysis. • HEMATOLYSIS n. the disintegration of red blood cells, with the release of haemoglobin, occurring in the living organism or in a blood sample, also HAEMATOLYSIS. |
| HISTOLYSIS | • histolysis n. Breakdown of bodily tissues. • HISTOLYSIS n. the decay and dissolution of the organic tissues and of the blood. |
| LEUCOCYTOLYSIS | • LEUCOCYTOLYSIS n. breaking down of the leucocytes, also LEUKOCYTOLYSIS. |
| LEUKOCYTOLYSIS | • LEUKOCYTOLYSIS n. the destruction of leucocytes, also LEUCOCYTOLYSIS. |
| PHOTOLYSIS | • photolysis n. (Chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon. • PHOTOLYSIS n. decomposition or dissociation of molecules by the action of light; an instance of this. |
| PNEUMATOLYSIS | • pneumatolysis n. (Geology) the alteration of rocks and minerals by gases or magmatic fluid within volcanos etc. • PNEUMATOLYSIS n. the destructive action of the hot vapours of magma on igneous rock. |
| STEATOLYSIS | • STEATOLYSIS n. the breaking down of fat esp. by digestion. |