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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslyse
Pronunciation / Transliteration: liz
"La lyse cellulaire se produit lorsque la membrane est endommagée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The disintegration of a cell by rupture of the cell wall or membrane.
"The detergent causes the lysis of the bacterial cell membranes to extract the DNA." - 2
The gradual decline of a fever or disease symptoms.
"The patient's temperature returned to normal by lysis over several days."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'lysis', meaning 'a loosening', 'dissolving', or 'release', originating from 'lyein' (to unbind or loosen). Adopted into modern scientific terminology in the late 19th century to describe the disintegration of cells.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lysis" is said worldwide
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lyse
Transliteration: liz
"La lyse cellulaire se produit lorsque la membrane est endommagée."
Lyse
Transliteration: ˈlyːzə
"Die Lyse der Zellen ist für die Extraktion notwendig."
lisi
Transliteration: ˈli.zi
"La lisi cellulare rilascia il contenuto intracellulare."
lisis
Transliteration: ˈli.sis
"La lisis de los glóbulos rojos libera hemoglobina."
lise
Transliteration: ˈli.zi
"A lise celular é o rompimento da membrana da célula."
लाइसिस
Transliteration: laisis
"कोशिका की लाइसिस से उसके अंदर के तत्व बाहर आ जाते हैं।"
溶解
Transliteration: róngjiě
"病毒会导致宿主细胞发生溶解。"
용균
Transliteration: yong-gyun
"바이러스 감염은 세포의 용균을 유발합니다."
溶解
Transliteration: yōkai
"細胞溶解によって内部の成分が放出されます。"
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