Medical term:
bacteriolysis
bacteriolysis
[bak-te″re-ol´ĭ-sis]destruction or dissolution of bacteria. adj., adj bacteriolyt´ic.
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bac·te·ri·ol·y·sis
(bak-tēr'ē-ol'i-sis),The dissolution of bacteria, for example, by means of enzymes, hypotonic solutions, or specific antibody and complement.
[bacterio- + G. lysis, dissolution]
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bacteriolysis
(băk-tîr′ē-ŏl′ĭ-sĭs)n. pl. bacterioly·ses (-sēz′)
Dissolution or destruction of bacteria.
bac·te′ri·o·lyt′ic (-ə-lĭt′ĭk) adj.
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bac·te·ri·ol·y·sis
(bak-tēr'ē-ol'i-sis)The dissolution of bacteria, e.g., by means of hypotonic solutions or by specific antibody and complement.
[bacterio- + G. lysis, dissolution]
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