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noun pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English cytolysis From cyto- + -lysis.
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