Definition of "Lysis"

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finitions of LYSIS on the Web:

• Rupture and destruction of a cell.
  www.aidsinfobbs.org/letters/l.html
• In biology, lysis refers to the breakdown of a cell caused by damage to its plasma (outer) membrane. Lysis can be caused by chemical or physical means (for example, strong detergents or high-energy sound waves) or by an infection.
  www.stjude.org/glossary
• the splitting and dissolution of cellular or viral material by chemical action.
  www.gmhc.org/health/glossary3.html
• The breaking open of a cell by the destruction of its wall or membrane. The rupture and death of a bacterial cell upon the release of phage progeny.
  helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/glossary/lm.htm
• (Gr. lysis, a losing) The destruction or breakage of cells either by viruses or by chemical or physical treatment.
  www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E15.htm
• Disintegration or dissolution of bacteria or cells.
  www.hardydiagnostics.com/Glossary-L.html
• To break down.
  www.jimmythomas.com/training/fitnessterms.htm
• Cell disintegration due to membrane rupture or the breakdown of the cell wall.
  www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~L.html
• Breaking apart of cells.
  www.kurlama.com/glossary/l.html
• rupture of cell membranes and loss of cytoplasm.
  www.madison.k12.wi.us/west/science/biotech/vocabulary.htm
• rupture of a cell’s plasma , leading to the release of cytoplasm and the death of the cell membrane
  www.orgsites.com/fl/adjuvantdisease/_pgg9.php3

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