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lysis

/ˈlaɪ.sɪs/

Traduction: Nom désignant la disparition progressive des symptômes d'une maladie, ou en biochimie, la dissolution ou la destruction de cellules, comme les globules sanguins ou les bactéries.

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C2formalcommonmedical/ˈlaɪ.sɪs/

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A noun referring to the gradual subsiding of disease symptoms, or in biochemistry, the dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant la disparition progressive des symptômes d'une maladie, ou en biochimie, la dissolution ou la destruction de cellules, comme les globules sanguins ou les bactéries.
  1. Gradual recovery from illness C1 formal medical

    A period of recovery in which the symptoms of an acute disease slowly decrease in severity.

    • The patient entered lysis after the fever broke.
    • Doctors monitored the lysis phase closely for any complications.
    • Lysis of the infection was observed over several days.

    🇫🇷Défervescence progressive

    Synonymes: convalescencedefervescencerecuperationremissionresolution

  2. Cell destruction C1 formal scientific

    The breakdown or dissolution of cells, such as blood cells or bacteria, often caused by an external agent.

    • The virus caused lysis of the host cells.
    • Enzymes can induce lysis of bacterial cell walls.
    • Lysis of red blood cells releases hemoglobin into the plasma.

    🇫🇷Lyse cellulaire

    Synonymes: breakdowncytolysisdisintegrationdissolutionrupture

    Antonymes: genesissynthesis

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