Usually means: Breaking down of cell membrane.
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General (21 matching dictionaries)
  1. -lysis, lysis: Merriam-Webster
  2. -lysis, lysis: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. -lysis, lysis: Collins English Dictionary
  4. lysis: Vocabulary.com
  5. Lysis, lysis: Wordnik
  6. -lysis, lysis: Wiktionary
  7. -lysis, lysis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. -lysis, lysis: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. lysis: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. -lysis, lysis: Dictionary.com
  11. -lysis: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. Lysis (dialogue), Lysis (disambiguation), Lysis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Lysis: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. lysis: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. lysis: Rhymezone
  16. Lysis: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. -lysis, lysis: MyWord.info
  18. lysis: FreeDictionary.org
  19. lysis: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  20. lysis: Mnemonic Dictionary
  21. lysis: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. -lysis: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lysis: Encyclopedia

Medicine (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. lysis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Lysis: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. AIDSinfo Glossary (No longer online)
  5. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  6. Hepatitis C Information Central (No longer online)
  7. Multiple Sclerosis Encyclopaedia (No longer online)
  8. AIDS Medical Glossary and Drug Chart (No longer online)
  9. lysis: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  10. Microbial Genetics Glossary (No longer online)
  11. Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms (No longer online)
  12. -lysis, lysis: Medical dictionary
  13. PERFUSION TECHNOLOGY, OPEN HEART SURGERY AND CARDIOLOGY (No longer online)
  14. Lysis: Drug Medical Dictionary
  15. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. LYSIS: Acronym Finder

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Drug Discovery and Development (No longer online)
  2. Lysis: Biology dictionary
  3. AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Dairy Glossary (No longer online)

(Note: See lyses as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (lysis)

noun:  (architecture) A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.
noun:  (biochemistry)
noun:  The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules.
noun:  The disintegration or destruction of cells.
noun:  (medicine, pathology) A gradual recovery from disease.

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