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lysis

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005059

In biology, lysis refers to the breakdown of a cell caused by damage to its plasma (outer) membrane. It can be caused by chemical or physical means (for example, strong detergents or high-energy sound waves) or by infection with a strain virus that can lyse cells.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005059
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005059",
  "term": "lysis",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "In biology, lysis refers to the breakdown of a cell caused by damage to its plasma (outer) membrane. It can be caused by chemical or physical means (for example, strong detergents or high-energy sound waves) or by infection with a strain virus that can lyse cells.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/lysis/"
}

Record 10,502 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.