lysis

1. Biochemistry The dissolution or destruction of cells, such as blood cells or bacteria, as by the action of a specific lysin that disrupts the cell membrane.

2. Medicine The gradual subsiding of the symptoms of an acute disease.

3. The gradual decline of a disease process (as fever).

4. A process of disintegration or dissolution (as of cells).

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
lysis	8	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
is	2
li	2
si	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
lis	3
sis	3
sly	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
syli	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
lysis	8
sylis	8