lysis

Definitions

1. A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.
2. The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules.
3. The disintegration or destruction of cells.
4. A gradual recovery from disease.

Equivalents

Examples

“The older medicine used to speak⟳ of two ways, lysis and crisis, one gradual, the other abrupt, in which one might recover⟳ from a bodily disease.”

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