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cytolysis

cytolysis noun: the pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis.

Noun

cytolysis (usually uncountable, plural cytolyses)

  1. (usually) The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis

cytolysis meaning in Tamil and Arabic

cytolysis in Tamil

குழியப்பகுப்பு, உயிரணு அழிவு, உயிரணு முறிவு, செல்முறிவு, கலமழிதல்

cytolysis in Arabic

the pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis
اِنْحِلَال خَلَوِيّ inḥilāl ḵalawiyy

Forms of cytolysis

pluralcytolyses

Origin of cytolysis

From cyto- + -lysis.

Words formed from cytolysis

Words that rhyme with cytolysis

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Questions about cytolysis

What does cytolysis mean?
Cytolysis means the pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis.
What is cytolysis in Tamil?
Cytolysis in Tamil is குழியப்பகுப்பு, உயிரணு அழிவு, உயிரணு முறிவு. See Cytolysis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cytolysis?
Cytolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of cytolysis?
The plural of cytolysis is cytolyses.

Words near cytolysis in the dictionary

  1. cytolysed
  2. cytolyses
  3. cytolysin
  4. cytolysing
  5. cytolysins
  6. cytolysis
  7. cytolysosome
  8. cytolysosomes
  9. cytolyst
  10. cytolysts
  11. cytolytic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cytolysis (page history and authors); cytolysis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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