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cytolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cy-tol-y-sis
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English cytolysis From cyto- + -lysis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cytolyses (plural)

Derived Forms

adipocytolysis autocytolysis erythrocytolysis hepatocytolysis myocytolysis neocytolysis

Frequently Paired Words

cytolysate cytolytic cytoplasmolysis lysable lysis plasmolysis

Rhymes With

hydrolysis electrolysis glycolysis pyrolysis hemolysis proteolysis rhabdomyolysis autolysis osteolysis glycogenolysis heterolysis histolysis

Questions

What does cytolysis mean?
The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis
Where does cytolysis come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English cytolysis From cyto- + -lysis.

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