Meanings
nounhistolysis (countable and uncountable, plural histolyses)
plural histolyses
- countableuncountablebreakdown of bodily tissues
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Ancient Greekῐ̔στός (hĭstós)
- Englishhisto-
- Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
- Englishhistolysis
Translations
Catalan històlisi
- històlisibreakdown of bodily tissues
French histolyse
- histolysebreakdown of bodily tissues
Greek ιστόλυση
- ιστόλυση (istólysi)breakdown of bodily tissues
Irish histealú
- histealúbreakdown of bodily tissues
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with histolysis
hydrolysiselectrolysisproteolysispyrolysisglycolysishemolysisrhabdomyolysisautolysisosteolysiscytolysisglycogenolysisacantholysisacetolysisachromatolysisacidolysisadipolysisalcoholysisangiolysisbacteriolysiscardiolysischemolysischromatolysiscollagenolysisenterolysis
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
histolysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histolysis
MLA
“histolysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histolysis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “histolysis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histolysis.
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