What does "lysis" mean?

A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.

What is a synonym for "lysis"?

Common synonyms include: cytolysis.

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1
A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.
2
(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria wordnet
3
The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules.
4
recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside wordnet
5
The disintegration or destruction of cells.

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A gradual recovery from disease.
"The older medicine used to speak of two ways, lysis and crisis, one gradual, the other abrupt, in which one might recover from a bodily disease."

"The older medicine used to speak of two ways, lysis and crisis, one gradual, the other abrupt, in which one might recover from a bodily disease."

From Latin lysis, from Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”). Compare -lysis.