lysis
Membrane breakdown process
Lysis is the disintegration or rupture of a cell, typically when its membrane breaks down and contents spill out.
The term appears in biology and medicine: viral lysis of bacterial cells, osmotic lysis.
It forms the root of many scientific terms—hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells), paralysis (loosening of movement), analysis (breaking something down into parts).
Cell destruction by rupture
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
- phagocytosisCellular ingestion of particles
- cell membraneOuter layer of cytoplasm
rupture · osmotic · permeability · erythrocyte · leukocyte · organelle
Enzymatic protein breakdown
- lipolysisMetabolic fat decomposition
- thermolysisDecomposition by heat
- radiolysisMolecular breakdown from ionizing rays
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
substrate · peptide bond · cleavage · ATP · metabolism · catabolism · deamination · pyrolysis
Care for an ailment
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- bacteremiaPathogens present in bloodstream
antibiotic · antimicrobial · antiviral · complement · antibody · therapeutic · diagnostic · syndrome
Healthcare field's specialized vocabulary
- Greek rootAncient word origin
- etymologyWord origin study
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
cytolysis
Cell destruction by rupture
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
- phagocytosisCellular ingestion of particles
cell membrane · rupture · osmotic · permeability · erythrocyte · leukocyte · organelle
proteolysis
Enzymatic protein breakdown
- lipolysisMetabolic fat decomposition
- thermolysisDecomposition by heat
- radiolysisMolecular breakdown from ionizing rays
enzyme · substrate · peptide bond · cleavage · ATP · metabolism · catabolism · deamination · pyrolysis · enzymatic
treatment
Care for an ailment
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
bacteremia · antibiotic · antimicrobial · antiviral · complement · antibody · therapeutic · diagnostic · syndrome
medical terminology
Healthcare field's specialized vocabulary
- Greek rootAncient word origin
- etymologyWord origin study
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
lysiscell division
Parent splitting into offspring
synthesis · mitosis · cytokinesis · cell growth · viability
lysisfusion
Joining into unity
aggregation · coalescence · assembly · integration · polymerization
lysisbiosynthesis
Living production of molecules
anabolism · synthesis · catabolism · biogenesis · construction
- cell lysisCell membrane destruction
- osmotic lysisCell rupture from water imbalance
analysis, analyst, paralysis, analyse, analysts, analyses, dialysis, catalysis, hydrolysis