Usually means: Cell bursting due to osmosis.
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  1. cytolysis: Merriam-Webster
  2. cytolysis: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cytolysis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. cytolysis: Collins English Dictionary
  5. cytolysis: Vocabulary.com
  6. cytolysis: Wordnik
  7. cytolysis: Wiktionary
  8. cytolysis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. cytolysis: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. cytolysis: Dictionary.com
  11. Cytolysis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. cytolysis: Rhymezone
  13. cytolysis: FreeDictionary.org
  14. cytolysis: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. cytolysis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. cytolysis: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. cytolysis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Cytolysis: MedFriendly Glossary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. cytolysis: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (cytolysis)

▸ noun:  The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis

Similar:
cytopathy, autolysis, cardiomyocytolysis, histolysis, anoikis, cytosis, erythrocytolysis, haemocytolysis, catabiosis, hemolysis, more...

Opposite:
cytotoxicity, cell stability, cell integrity

Phrases:
immune cytolysis, more...

Adjectives:
mediated, immune, dependent, specific, direct, induced, extracellular, sublethal, complete, human, rapid

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Similar:
cytopathy, autolysis, cardiomyocytolysis, histolysis, anoikis, cytosis, erythrocytolysis, haemocytolysis, catabiosis, hemolysis, more...

Opposite:
cytotoxicity, cell stability, cell integrity

Phrases:
immune cytolysis, more...

Adjectives:
mediated, immune, dependent, specific, direct, induced, extracellular, sublethal, complete, human, rapid



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