lysis
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
Types & categories
- convalescence hypernym
Sense 2 noun
(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
Types & categories
- dissolution hypernym
- autolysis hyponym
- bacteriolysis hyponym
- cytolysis hyponym
- hemolysis hyponym
- karyolysis hyponym
- necrolysis hyponym
- osteolysis hyponym
- radiolysis hyponym
- thrombolysis hyponym
Related & opposite
- biochemistry domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | convalescence |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biochemistry |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | dissolution |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | autolysis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bacteriolysis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cytolysis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hemolysis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | karyolysis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | necrolysis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | osteolysis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | radiolysis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | thrombolysis |