Etymology

aggrecanolysis

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Today it means: The lysis of aggrecans, typically by means of an aggrecanase Full definition →

Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs) ← English aggrecan
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  1. Englishaggrecan
  2. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  3. English todayaggrecanolysis

From aggrecan + -lysis.

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