lysis

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Definition

noun recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
noun (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria

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

The Lysis, or a dissertation on Friendship, also midwife-like. — The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Diogenes Laertius
O valeureux Lysis! que je plains l'injustice de ton sort!" — Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois, George Chapman
There is evil too inseparable from good (compare Lysis); not always punished here, as good is not always rewarded. — Phaedo, Plato

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