Medical term:

autolysis


autolysis

 [aw-tol´ĭ-sis]
the disintegration of cells or tissues by endogenous enzymes. adj., adj autolyt´ic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

au·tol·y·sis

(aw-tol'i-sis),
1. Enzymatic digestion of cells (especially dead or degenerate) by enzymes present within them (autogenous).
2. Destruction of cells as a result of the presence of a lysin formed in those cells or others in the same organism.
Synonym(s): autocytolysis, autodigestion, isophagy
[auto- + G. lysis, dissolution]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

autolysis

(ô-tŏl′ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The breaking down of cells or tissues by their own enzymes. Also called self-digestion.
au′to·lyt′ic (ô′tə-lĭt′ĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

autolysis

Spontaneous lysis of cells and tissues caused by the release of lysosomal enzymes. Autolysis is a characteristic postmortem finding and is present in an increasing number of tissues as the body “ages”. Autolysis first appears in the pancreas, which is related to the quantity of hydrolytic enzymes in the pancreas.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

au·tol·y·sis

(aw-tol'i-sis)
1. Enzymatic digestion of cells (especially dead or degenerate) by enzymes present within them (autogenous).
2. Destruction of cells as a result of a lysin formed in those cells or others in the same organism.
Synonym(s): autocytolysis, autodigestion, isophagy.
[auto- + G. lysis, dissolution]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

autolysis

The destruction of tissues or cells by substances, such as ENZYMES, present in the same body.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

autolysis

the breakdown of tissues, usually after death, by their own enzymes.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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