Lysis (Noun)
Meaning 1
Recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient's fever began to break, marking the lysis stage of her illness, where she would slowly start to recover.
- Lysis was a welcome phase for the young girl, who had been confined to her bed for weeks with a debilitating virus.
- After a week of severe pain, the lysis phase brought much-needed relief from the symptoms of his kidney stones.
- The doctor told the family to be patient during the lysis stage, as it would take some time for the patient to fully recover from pneumonia.
- The athlete's coach monitored his progress closely during lysis, looking for signs that he was ready to return to training after a severe injury.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.