-lysis
Suffix Medical Terminology
Breaking down, destruction, or dissolving.
Example: hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells)
Terms built with -lysis
- hemolysisRupture of red blood cells, which releases their contents and can invalidate test results.
- urinalysisLaboratory analysis of urine to help diagnose disease; it can include a microscopic examination.
Related terms
- -itisInflammation.
- -iumStructure or tissue.
- -logistSpecialist in the study and treatment of a body part or disease.
- -logyStudy of.
- -malaciaSoftening.
- -maniaAbnormal, intense impulse or excitement.
- -megalyEnlargement.
- -meterInstrument for measuring.
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