-lysis
-lysis
noun combining form plural -lyses
Definition of -LYSIS
1
: decomposition <electrolysis>
2
: disintegration : breaking down <autolysis>
Origin of -LYSIS
New Latin, from Latin & Greek; Latin, loosening, from Greek, from lysis
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