lyso-, lyo-, -lysin, -lys-, -lysis, -lytic, -lyt-, -lyz-
(Greek: lyein [LYOO ayn], "to loosen"; loosening, dissolving, dissolution)
haemolysis
haemolytic
hematolysis
hemolysis
hemolytic
A reference to hemolysis, the destruction of red blood cells which leads to the release of hemoglobin from within the red blood cells into the blood plasma.
hepatolytic
heterolysis
In biology, destruction by an outside agent, especially of cells by enzymes or lysins from another organism.
histolysis
Disintegration of the tissues.
hydrolysis
1. Decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water; such as, the dissociation of a dissolved salt or the catalytic conversion of starch to glucose.
2. The splitting of a compound into fragments by the addition of water, the hydroxyl group being incorporated in one fragment and the hydrogen atom in the other.
2. The splitting of a compound into fragments by the addition of water, the hydroxyl group being incorporated in one fragment and the hydrogen atom in the other.
hydrolytic
1. Tending to remove or separate water; eliminating water.
2. A process that promotes hydrolysis.
2. A process that promotes hydrolysis.
hydrolyze
hypnoanalysis
A method of pshychotherapy in which psychoanalysis is employed in conjunction with hypnosis.
A psychiatric activity combining hypnosis with a drug-induced sedation.
lipolysis
The chemical decomposition or splitting up of fat; also, lipodieresis, lipodiretic, lipoclasis.
litholyte
An instrument designed to administer stone-dissolving agents directly inside the bladder.
