Etymology

cytolysis

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Today it means: The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis Full definition →

Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs) ← Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ← English cyto-
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  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  4. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  5. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  6. English todaycytolysis

From cyto- + -lysis.

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